Xyophorus rostratus Ameghino 1887 (edentate)

Mammalia - Megatherioidea - Nothrotheriidae

Synonym: Eurysodon nasutus Mercerat 1891

Belongs to Xyophorus according to Ameghino 1887

See also Bargo et al. 2019 and Pascual and Rivas 1971

Sister taxa: Xyophorus andinus, Xyophorus atlanticus, Xyophorus crassissimus, Xyophorus sulcatus

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Xyophorus rostratus in the database

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