Pyrotheriidae
| Pyrotheriidae | |
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| The Pyrotheriidae Pyrotherium romeroi with Rhynchippus equinus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Pyrotheria |
| Family: | †Pyrotheriidae Ameghino 1889 |
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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 , , , , and Pyrotherium.[1] Fossils of the family have been found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia and Peru.
References[]
- ^ Salas, R.; Sánchez, J. & 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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- Meridiungulata
- Eocene first appearances
- Rupelian extinctions
- Fossil taxa described in 1889
- Taxa named by Florentino Ameghino
- Prehistoric mammal families
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