Pyrotheriidae

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Pyrotheriidae
The Pyrotheriidae Pyrotherium romeroi with Rhynchippus equinus
The Pyrotheriidae Pyrotherium romeroi with Rhynchippus equinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Eutheria
Order: †Pyrotheria
Family: †Pyrotheriidae
Ameghino, 1889
Genera
  • †Pyrotherium
  • †Propyrotherium
  • †Carlozittelia
  • †Gryphodon
  • †Proticia
  • †Baguatherium
  • †Colombitherium

Pyrotheriidae is the only family in the order Pyrotheria, provided one does not include the Paleocene genus, Carodnia. These extinct, mastodon-like ungulates include the genera Baguatherium, Carolozittelia, Colombitherium, Gryphodon, Propyrotherium, Proticia, and Pyrotherium.[1]


[edit] References

  1. ^ Salas, R., Sánchez, J., and Chacaltana, C. (2006). "A new pre-Deseadan pyrothere (Mammalia) from northern Peru and the wear facets of molariform teeth of Pyrotheria". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26 (3): 760–769. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[760:ANPPMF]2.0.CO;2. 
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