Litoptern: Strange Extinct Mammal of Prehistoric South America
Scientific Name: Macrauchenia patachonia
Scientific Classification:
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Litopterna
Family: Macraucheniidae
When did it become extinct?
This species of litoptern disappeared approximately 10,000...
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