Neotamandua borealis

Neotamandua borealis; Temporal range: Miocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Superorder:	Xenarthra
Order:	Pilosa
Suborder:	Vermilingua
Family:	Myrmecophagidae
Genus:	Neotamandua
Species:	N. borealis
Binomial name
	Neotamandua borealis;

Neotamandua borealis is an extinct species of anteater. Fossils were found in La Venta, Colombia.^[1] It was suggested to be an ancestor of the giant anteater, and is also related to the tamanduas.^[1]

Neotamandua borealis ate social insects such as ants and termites.^[2] It was both arboreal and terrestrial.^[2] It weighed between 10 and 100 kilograms (22 and 220 lb).^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Hirschfeld, S.E. (1976). "A New Fossil Anteater ( Edentata , Mammalia ) from Colombia , S . A . and Evolution of the Vermilingua". Journal of Paleontology. 50 (3). JSTOR 1303522. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
^ ^a ^b ^c Kay, R.F.; Madden, R.H. (1997). "Mammals and rainfall: paleoecology of the middle Miocene at La Venta (Colombia, South America)" (PDF). Journal of Human Evolution. 32: 170–171. doi:10.1006/jhev.1996.0104. Retrieved 2012-07-23. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)

[fossil-1] Hirschfeld, S.E. (1976). "A New Fossil Anteater ( Edentata , Mammalia ) from Colombia , S . A . and Evolution of the Vermilingua". Journal of Paleontology. 50 (3). JSTOR 1303522. Retrieved 2012-07-23.

[miocene-2] Kay, R.F.; Madden, R.H. (1997). "Mammals and rainfall: paleoecology of the middle Miocene at La Venta (Colombia, South America)" (PDF). Journal of Human Evolution. 32: 170–171. doi:10.1006/jhev.1996.0104. Retrieved 2012-07-23. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)

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