Epitherium
Extinct genus of litopterns
Epitherium Temporal range: Pliocene ~6.8–4 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | †Litopterna |
Family: | †Proterotheriidae |
Subfamily: | †Proterotheriinae |
Genus: | †Epitherium Ameghino 1888 |
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†Epitherium laternarium Ameghino, 1888 | |
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Epitherium is an extinct genus of Litopterna, who belonged to the family Proterotheriidae. It lived during the Pliocene in South America. The fossils of this herbivorous ungulate were found in Argentina.[1]
References
- ^ The Paleobiology Database.
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Genera of South American native ungulates
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Superorder: Laurasiatheria
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