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Magnatyrannus/Promylophis
Temporal range: Late Oligocene (Deseadan)
~28.4–23 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Litopterna
Family: Proterotheriidae
Genus: Promylophis
Shockey et al., 2023
Species:
P. cifellii
Binomial name
Promylophis cifellii
Shockey et al. 2023 in paleomammalogy

Promylophis is an extinct genus of proterotheriid litoptern that lived during the Late Oligocene of what is now Bolivia. Fossils of this genus have been found in the Salla Formation of Bolivia.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Shockey, Bruce J.; White, Emily; Anaya, Federico; McGrath, Andrew (2023-01-26). "A new proterotheriid (Mammalia, Litopterna) from the Salla Beds of Bolivia (upper Oligocene): phylogeny and litoptern patellar pit knee locks". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 0 (0): e2162409. doi:10.1080/02724634.2022.2162409. ISSN 0272-4634.
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