Epitherium
Extinct genus of litopterns
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Epitherium is an extinct genus of Litopterna, who belonged to the family Proterotheriidae. It lived during the Pliocene in South America. The fossils of this herbivorous ungulate were found in Argentina.[1]
| Epitherium Temporal range: Pliocene ~ | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Litopterna |
| Family: | †Proterotheriidae |
| Subfamily: | †Proterotheriinae |
| Genus: | †Epitherium Ameghino 1888 |
| Type species | |
| †Epitherium laternarium Ameghino, 1888 | |
| Species | |
| |
.png){kind=small}