Octodontotherium
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Octodontotherium is an extinct genus of ground sloth of the family Mylodontidae, endemic to South America during the Oligocene-Early Miocene (Deseadan). It lived from 29—21 mya, existing for approximately 8 million years.[1]
Fossil distribution is exclusive to Santa Cruz Province, Argentina (Deseado and Sarmiento Formations) and Bolivia (Salla Formation).[1]
Taxonomy
Octodontotherium was named by Ameghino (1894). It was assigned to Mylodontidae by Carroll (1988); and to Mylodontinae by Gaudin (1995).[2][3]
References
- ^ a b PaleoBiology Database: Octodontotherium, basic info
- ^ R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698
- ^ T. J. Gaudin. 1995. The ear region of edentates and the phylogeny of Tardigrada (Mammalia, Xenarthra). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 15(3):672-705
Categories:
- Prehistoric sloths
- Oligocene genus first appearances
- Aquitanian genus extinctions
- Oligocene mammals of South America
- Miocene mammals of South America
- Deseadan
- Paleogene Argentina
- Neogene Argentina
- Fossils of Argentina
- Paleogene Bolivia
- Neogene Bolivia
- Fossils of Bolivia
- Fossil taxa described in 1894
- Taxa named by Florentino Ameghino
- Prehistoric mammal stubs