Prohegetotherium


Prohegetotherium is an extinct genus of mammals from the Late Oligocene of the Agua de la Piedra, Mariño & Sarmiento Formations of Argentina, the Salla Formation of Bolivia, and Fray Bentos Formation of Uruguay.

Taxonomy

Prohegetotherium comprises three species, P. sculptum, P. schiaffinoi, and P. malalhuense. Although Prohegetotherium shumwayi and P. crassus have long been synonymized with P. sculptum, Kramarz and Bond restricted P. sculptum to the holotype, rejecting the synonymy.