| Fossil range | Middle Pleistocene-Late Pleistocene (Ensenadan-Lujanian) ~ |
|---|---|
| Genus | Macraucheniopsis |
| Parent authority | Paula Couto, 1945 |
| Species | ensenadensis |
| Display parents | 2 |
| Authority | Ameghino (1888) |
| Synonyms | Promacrauchenia ensenadense Ameghino 1888 |
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]
References
- ^ "Fossilworks: Macraucheniopsis". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
- ^ 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. doi:10.4072/rbp.2009.3.06. ISSN 1519-7530
- ^ 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. Bibcode:2014JVPal..34.1231S. doi:10.1080/02724634.2014.837393. hdl:11336/18953