Cyclopedidae
Appearance
Cyclopedids Temporal range: Pliocene to present
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Pilosa |
Suborder: | Vermilingua |
Family: | Cyclopedidae Pocock, 1924 |
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The Cyclopedidae is a family of anteaters that includes the silky anteater and its extinct relative, Palaeomyrmidon.[1]
References
- ^ Gaudin, Timothy J.; Branham, Daniel G. (1998-09-01). "The Phylogeny of the Myrmecophagidae (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Vermilingua) and the Relationship of Eurotamandua to the Vermilingua". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 5 (3): 237–265. doi:10.1023/a:1020512529767. ISSN 1064-7554.