Macraucheniopsis Explained

Macraucheniopsis is an extinct genus of litoptern mammal belonging to the family Macraucheniidae from the Middle to Late Pleistocene of Argentina.[1] It, along with Macrauchenia, Neolicaphrium, and Xenorhinotherium were among the youngest known genera of litopterns.[2]

Classification

Cladogram showing the taxonomic relationships of Macraucheniopsis:[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fossilworks: Macraucheniopsis . 2022-05-06 . Paleobiology Database.
  2. Scherer . Carolina . Pitana . Vanessa . Ribeiro . Ana Maria . 2009 . Proterotheriidae and Macraucheniidae (Litopterna, Mammalia) from the Pleistocene of Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil . Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia . 12 . 3 . 231 . 10.4072/rbp.2009.3.06 . 1519-7530. free .
  3. Schmidt. Gabriela I.. Ferrero. Brenda S.. September 2014. Taxonomic Reinterpretation of Theosodon hystatus Cabrera and Kraglievich, 1931 (Litopterna, Macraucheniidae) and Phylogenetic Relationships of the Family. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 34. 5. 1231–1238. 10.1080/02724634.2014.837393. 2014JVPal..34.1231S . 11336/18953. free.

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