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Astrapotheria is an
extinct order of
South American and
Antarctic hoofed mammals that
existed from the late
Paleocene to the
Middle Miocene, 59 to 11.8...
- at that
moment still connected to
South America where most of the
astrapotherians were found. The
holotype and only
specimen MLP 08-XI-30-1, an isolated...
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South American faunas; with marsupials, xenarthrans, litoptern, and
astrapotherian ungulates, as well as
gondwanatheres and
possibly meridiolestidans....
- could’ve
weighed 3.7 t (4.1
short tons). Some of the
largest known astrapotherians weighed about 3–4 t (3.3–4.4
short tons),
including the
genus Granastrapotherium...
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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...
- 98
million years ago.[clarification needed] The most
derived of the
astrapotherians, they were also the
largest and most
specialized mammals in the Tertiary...
- they
mostly agreed to
distinguish the
genus from
other groups of
astrapotherians. The
following species have been recognised:
Parastrapotherium cingulatum...
- Peru An
astrapotherian Xenastrapotherium aequatorialis Valid Johnson Madden 1997
Early Miocene Biblián
Formation Ecuador An
astrapotherian, a species...
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Comahuetherium is an
extinct genus of
astrapotherian mammal from the
Early Miocene (Colhuehuapian age). It is a
basal astrapotheriid which lived in what...
- It
follows the
Itaboraian and
precedes the
Mustersan age.
Several astrapotherian mammals are
known from this period, such as
Antarctodon and Albertogaudrya...
