†Xyophorus Ameghino 1887 (edentate)
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Mammalia - Megatherioidea - Nothrotheriidae
Parent taxon: Nothrotheriinae according to L. Varela et al. 2019
See also Ameghino 1891, Ameghino 1894 and Saint-André 1996
Sister taxa: Amphibradys, Aymaratherium, Chasicobradys, Huilabradys, Lakukullus, Mionothropus, Nothrotheriops, Nothrotherium, Pronothrotherium
Subtaxa: Xyophorus andinus Xyophorus atlanticus Xyophorus crassissimus Xyophorus rostratus Xyophorus sulcatus
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (1 collection), Bolivia (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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