Hegetotheriidae

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Hegetotheriidae Fossil range: middle Eocene to early Pleistocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: †Notoungulata Suborder: †Hegetotheria Family: †Hegetotheriidae Ameghino, 1894
Subfamilies and Genera
†Hegetotheriinae †Ethegotherium †Hegetotherium †Hemihegetotherium †Prohegetotherium †Pseudohegetotherium †Pachyrukhinae †Pachyrukhos †Paedotherium †Propachyrucos †Prosotherium †Raulringueletia †Tremacyllus

Hegetotheriidae is an extinct family of notoungulate mammals known from the Eocene through the Pleistocene of South America (McKenna and Bell, 1997).

[edit] References

• McKenna, Malcolm C., and Bell, Susan K. 1997. Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York, 631 pp. ISBN 0-231-11013-8

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