Mammalia - Megatherioidea - Megatheriidae

Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1883. Sobre una nueva colección de mamíferos fósiles recogidos por el Profesor Scalabrini en Las Barrancas del Paraña [On a collection of fossil mammals collected by Professor Scalabrini in Las Barrancas of Paraña]. Boletin de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias 5(3):55-104

Parent taxon: Mylomorpha according to F. Ameghino 1885

See also Carroll 1988

Sister taxon: Interodon

Subtaxa: Promegatherium andinum Promegatherium cabrerai Promegatherium parvulum Promegatherium smaltatum Promegatherium smaltatus

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Type: Promegatherium smaltatus

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Parana, Pueblo Brugo to Diamante, Ituzaingo Fm. ( of Argentina)

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