Astrapotherium

Astrapotherium Temporal range: Early Miocene–Middle Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Skull of Astrapotherium magnum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	†Astrapotheria
Family:	†Astrapotheriidae
Subfamily:	†Astrapotheriinae
Genus:	†Astrapotherium Burmeister, 1879
Type species
†Astrapotherium magnum Owen, 1853
Species
†A. burmeisteri Mercerat, 1891 †A. guillei Kramarz et al. 2019[1] †A. magnum Owen, 1853 †A. ruderarium Ameghino, 1902
Synonyms
Genus synonymy Listriotherium Mercerat 1891 Mesembriotherium Moreno 1882 Xylotherium Mercerat 1891 Synonyms of A. burmeisteri Astrapotherium giganteum Ameghino, 1891 Astrapotherium delimitatum Ameghino, 1891 Synonyms of A. magnum Astrapotherium columnatum Ameghino, 1891 Astrapotherium nanum Ameghino, 1891 Astrapotherium karaikense Ameghino, 1904b Astrapodon carinatus Ameghino, 1891 Synonyms of A. ruderarium Parastrapotherium paucum Ameghino 1902 Parastrapotherium crassum (partim) Ameghino 1902 Astrapothericulus minusculus Ameghino 1902 Astrapothericulus laevisculus Ameghino 1902 Astrapotherium triangulidens Ameghino 1902 Prochalicotherium patagonicum Ameghino 1902

Astrapotherium ("lightning beast") is an extinct genus of large astrapotherian ungulate native to South America during the early-middle Miocene. It is the best known member of the group. The type species. A. magnus have been found in the Santa Cruz Formation in Argentina. Other fossils have been found in the Deseado, Sarmiento, and Aisol Formations of Argentina and Chile (Cura-Mallín Group).^[2]