Protamandua
| Protamandua Temporal range: Santacrucian
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| Family: | Rafinesque 1815
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| Genus: | Protamandua Ameghino, 1904
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Protamandua is an extinct genus of anteaters. Its closest living relatives are the giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) and tamanduas (genus Tamandua).[1] It may have been a common ancestor of Myrmecophaga and Tamandua.[2]
References
- ^ "Protamandua". Paleontology Database. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
- ^ 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.