Pyrotherium
''Pyrotherium'' ('fire beast') is an extinct genus of South American ungulate, of the order Pyrotheria, that lived in what is now Argentina and Bolivia, during the Late Oligocene.''Pyrotherium''
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Pyrotherium Macfaddeni Skull
''Pyrotherium'' ('fire beast') is an extinct genus of South American ungulate, of the order Pyrotheria, that lived in what is now Argentina and Bolivia, during the Oligocene, Late Oligocene.''Pyrotherium''
at Fossilworks.org It was named ''Pyrotherium'' because the first specimens were excavated from an ancient volcanic ash deposit. Fossils of the genus have been found in the Deseado Formation, Deseado and Sarmiento Formations of Argentina and the Salla Formation of Bolivia. So far, two valid species have been described, ''Pyrotherium romeroi'', which lived in what it is today Argentina and ''P. macfaddeni'' from Bolivia, at the end of Oligocene. ''P. romeroi'' in particular is the most recent known pyrothere in the fossil record and best known for its fossil remains, which although incomplete are the b ...
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