Carolozittelia

Carolozittelia
Temporal range: Early Eocene (Ypresian-Bartonian)
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Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Pyrotheria
Family: Pyrotheriidae
Genus: Carolozittelia
Ameghino 1901
Species:
C. tapiroides
Binomial name
Carolozittelia tapiroides
Ameghino, 1901
Synonyms
  • C. eluta Ameghino 1901

Carolozittelia is an extinct genus of mammals, belonging to the order Pyrotheria. It contains the single species Carolozittelia tapiroides which lived during the Early Eocene. Its fossilized remains were found in South America.