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Similhapalops
Taxonomy
Similhapalops was named by Pujos et al. (2021). Its type is Similhapalops nivis.
It was assigned to Megatherioidea by Pujos et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Megatherioidea by Pujos et al. (2021).
Species
S. nivis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Similhapalops Pujos et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| F. Pujos et al. 2021 | Small sloth, smaller than Deseadognathus and comparable to Hapalops; lower caniniform tooth reduced, oval, not triangular as in Megalonychidae, and separated from the first lower molariform tooth by a well-marked diastema; the base of the symphysis is located at the level of the anterior border of the caniniform in occlusal view; the main axis of the odontoid and discoid processes of the astragalus form an angle of 160° in distal view as in Diabolotherium; the dorsal border of the head of the astragalus is located well below the discoid surface as in Hapalops; astragalus with a single articular surface for the calcaneum, corresponding to the fusion between ectal and sustentacular facets.
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