Pyrotheriidae

Pyrotheriidae; Temporal range: Mid Eocene-Early Oligocene (Casamayoran-Tinguirirican); ~48–28.4 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	The Pyrotheriidae Pyrotherium romeroi with Rhynchippus equinus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	†Pyrotheria
Family:	†Pyrotheriidae; Ameghino 1889
Genera
	†Pyrotherium; †Propyrotherium; †Carlozittelia; †Gryphodon; †Baguatherium;

Pyrotheriidae is the only family in the order Pyrotheria, provided one does not include the Paleocene genus, Carodnia. These extinct, mastodon-like ungulates include the genera Baguatherium, Carolozittelia, Gryphodon, Propyrotherium, and Pyrotherium.^[1] Fossils of the family have been found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia and Peru.

References

^ Salas, R.; Sánchez, J.; Chacaltana, C. (2006). "A new pre-Deseadan pyrothere (Mammalia) from northern Peru and the wear facets of molariform teeth of Pyrotheria". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 26 (3): 760–769. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[760:ANPPMF]2.0.CO;2. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)