| Pyrotheriidae | |
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| Skull of Pyrotherium romeroi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | †Pyrotheria |
| Family: | †Pyrotheriidae Ameghino 1889 |
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Pyrotheriidae (from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr), meaning "fire", and θηρίον (theríon), meaning "beast") is the only family in the order Pyrotheria, provided one does not include the Paleocene genus, Carodnia. These extinct, elephant-like ungulates include the genera Baguatherium, Carolozittelia, Griphodon, Propyrotherium, and Pyrotherium.2 Fossils of the family have been found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia and Peru.
References
References
- Fernández, Mercedes; Zimicz, Ana N.; Bond, Mariano; Chornogubsky, Laura; Muñoz, Nahuel A.; Fernicola, Juan C. (2023-02-11). "First Pyrotheria (Mammalia, Meridiungulata) from the Quebrada de Los Colorados Formation (middle Eocene–early Oligocene) at Los Cardones National Park, northwestern Argentina". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. doi:10.1007/s10914-023-09649-5. ISSN 1573-7055.
- 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.