''Prothylacinus'' is an extinct genus of South American

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n, that lived during the Early Miocene.

Distribution

Fossils of ''Prothylacinus'' have been found in the Friasian

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of Chile and the

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Santa Cruz Formation of Argentina.''Prothylacinus''
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References

Sparassodonts Miocene mammals of South America Friasian Santacrucian Neogene Argentina Fossils of Argentina Neogene Chile Fossils of Chile Fossil taxa described in 1891 Taxa named by Florentino Ameghino Prehistoric mammal genera {{paleo-mammal-stub