Xyophorus Ameghino 1887 (edentate)

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

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Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Argentina (1 collection), Bolivia (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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