Prosotherium

Prosotherium
Temporal range: Late Oligocene (Deseadan)
~29–21 Ma
Prosotherium garzoni (=Propachyrucos ameghinorum). Collected from Chubut province, Argentina.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: †Notoungulata
Family: †Hegetotheriidae
Subfamily: †Pachyrukhinae
Genus: †Prosotherium
Ameghino, 1897
Type species
†Prosotherium garzoni
Ameghino, 1897
Species
  • P. garzoni Ameghino, 1897
Synonyms
List
  • Prosotherium triangulidens Ameghino, 1897
  • Prosotherium robustum Ameghino, 1897
  • Prosotherium quartum Ameghino, 1901
  • Propachyrucos ameghinorum Simpson, 1945
  • Propachyrucos simpsoni Chaffee, 1952

Prosotherium is an extinct genus of late Oligocene hegetotheriid notoungulate. It has been found in two Argentinian fossil formations, ie, the Sarmiento Formation in Chubut Province, and the Agua de la Piedra Formation in Mendoza Province.[1][2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference S017 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Seoane, Federico Damián; Cerdeño, Esperanza; Singleton, Hayley (2019-09-01). "Re-assessment of the Oligocene genera Prosotherium and Propachyrucos (Hegetotheriidae, Notoungulata)". Comptes Rendus Palevol. 18 (6): 643–662. Bibcode:2019CRPal..18..643S. doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2019.07.001. ISSN 1631-0683.