Epitherium
{{Short description|Extinct genus of litopterns}}
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| fossil_range = Pliocene
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| taxon = Epitherium
| authority = Ameghino 1888
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
- E. laternarium {{small|Ameghino 1894}}
| type_species = †Epitherium laternarium
| type_species_authority = Ameghino, 1888
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Epitherium is an extinct genus of Litopterna, who belonged to the family Proterotheriidae. It lived during the Pliocene in South America. The fossils of this herbivorous ungulate were found in Argentina.[https://web.archive.org/web/20130527141441/http://museumu03.museumwww.naturkundemuseum-berlin.de/cgi-bin/bridge.pl The Paleobiology Database].
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Category:Pliocene mammals of South America
Category:Fossil taxa described in 1888
Category:Taxa named by Florentino Ameghino
Category:Prehistoric placental genera
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