Valgipes Gervais 1874 (edentate)

Mammalia - Mylodontidae

Parent taxon: Scelidotheriinae according to L. Varela et al. 2019

See also Cartelle et al. 2008 and Hoffstetter 1954

Sister taxa: Amnotherium, Analcitherium, Catonyx, Lymodon, Neonematherium, Proscelidodon, Scelidodon, Scelidotheriops, Scelidotherium, Sibyllotherium

Subtaxa: Myrmecophaga gigantea Valgipes bucklandi

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Type: Valgipes bucklandi

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Brazil (5 collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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