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Astrapotherium
Extinct genus of mammals / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Astrapotherium ("lightning beast") is an extinct genus of large astrapotherian ungulate native to South America during the early-middle Miocene. It is the best known member of the group. The type species. A. magnus have been found in the Santa Cruz Formation in Argentina. Other fossils have been found in the Deseado, Sarmiento, and Aisol Formations of Argentina and Chile (Cura-Mallín Group).[2]
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Skull of Astrapotherium magnum | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | †Astrapotheria |
Family: | †Astrapotheriidae |
Subfamily: | †Astrapotheriinae |
Genus: | †Astrapotherium Burmeister, 1879 |
Type species | |
†Astrapotherium magnum Owen, 1853 | |
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Genus synonymy
Synonyms of A. burmeisteri
Synonyms of A. magnum
Synonyms of A. ruderarium
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