The genus was found in and named after the Ischigualasto Formation (Cancha de Bochas Member) of the Ischigualasto-Villa Unión Basin in northwestern Argentina.

[2] Its close relative is Placerias,[3] which measured around 3.5 metres (11 ft) long and weighed up to 800–1,000 kilograms (1,800–2,200 lb).

It was a common member of the local fauna, although not as abundant as the medium-sized herbivores Hyperodapedon and Exaeretodon.

The only danger to such a huge animal was the almost equally large carnivorous pseudosuchian Saurosuchus and perhaps the predatory dinosaur Herrerasaurus, which shared the same environment.

[citation needed] Along with its relative Placerias, it was the second largest dicynodont after the gigantic Lisowicia.