Osteichthyes - Astrapotheria - Astrapotheriidae

PaleoDB taxon number: 43466

Synonym: Synastrapotherium Paula Couto 1976 (taxon 43465)

Full reference: L. Kraglievich. 1928. Sobre el supuesto Astrapotherium Christi Stehlin descubierto en Venezuela (Xenastrapotherium n. gen) y sus relaciones con Astrapotherium magnum y Uruguaytherium Beaulieui. 1-16

Parent taxon: Uruguaytheriinae according to S. E. Johnson and R. H. Madden 1997

Sister taxa: Hilarcotherium, Uruguaytherium

Subtaxa: Xenastrapotherium aequatorialis, Xenastrapotherium amazonense, Xenastrapotherium chaparralensis, Xenastrapotherium christi, Xenastrapotherium kraglievichi

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Type: Xenastrapotherium christi

Ecology: cursorial herbivore