Nothrotherium Lydekker 1889 (edentate)

Mammalia - Megatherioidea - Nothrotheriidae

Synonym: Coelodon Lund [replaced name]

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

See also Amson et al. 2017, Carroll 1988, Cope 1889, Hoffstetter 1954, Lydekker 1889 and Lydekker 1894

Sister taxa: Amphibradys, Aymaratherium, Chasicobradys, Huilabradys, Lakukullus, Mionothropus, Nothrotheriops, Pronothrotherium, Xyophorus

Subtaxa: Nothrotherium maquinense Nothrotherium shastense

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Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Argentina (2 collections), Belize (1), Bolivia (1), Brazil (9), Mexico (5), United States (18: Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas), Uruguay (1)

• Blancan of United States (4: California)

• Pliocene of Colombia (1)

Total: 42 collections each including a single occurrence

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