Pyrotheria

Pyrotheres; Temporal range: Paleocene–Oligocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Life reconstruction of Pyrotherium romeroi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Clade:	†Meridiungulata
Order:	†Pyrotheria; Ameghino, 1895
Families
	†Pyrotheriidae

Pyrotheria is an

ungulates include the genera Baguatherium, Carolozittelia, Colombitherium, Griphodon, Propyrotherium, Proticia, and Pyrotherium.^[1]

They had the appearance of large,

phalanges. Their fossils are restricted to Paleocene through Oligocene deposits of Brazil, Peru and Argentina

.

Some experts place the clade

Meridiungulata (if xenungulates are the closest relatives)^{[clarification needed]}, Laurasiatheria (if dinoceratans are the closest relatives) and Afrotheria (if embrithopods

are the closest relatives).

Classification

Colombitheriidae

Proticia

Colombitherium
Pyrotheriidae
- Pyrotherium
- Griphodon
- Propyrotherium
- Carolozittelia
- Baguatherium
- Berracotherium^[4]

References

doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[760:ANPPMF]2.0.CO;2
.

^ Cifelli, R.L. (1983). "Eutherian tarsals from the late Paleocene of Brazil". American Museum Novitates (2761): 1–31.

S2CID 83680724
.

S2CID 256813940
.

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[Salas-1] :10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[760:ANPPMF]2.0.CO;2
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[Cifelli83-2] Cifelli, R.L. (1983). "Eutherian tarsals from the late Paleocene of Brazil". American Museum Novitates (2761): 1–31.

[Shockey-3] S2CID 83680724
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[4] S2CID 256813940
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