Pyrotheriidae

Pyrotheriidae
	The Pyrotheriidae Pyrotherium romeroi with Rhynchippus equinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Subclass:	Theria
Infraclass:	Eutheria
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]

References

^ Salas, R., Sánchez, J., and 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}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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