Promegatherium smaltatus Ameghino 1883 (edentate)

Mammalia - Megatherioidea - Megatheriidae

Alternative combination: Megatherium smaltatum

Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1883. Sobre una nueva colección de mamíferos fósiles recogidos por el Profesor Scalabrini en Las Barrancas del Paraña [On a collection of fossil mammals collected by Professor Scalabrini in Las Barrancas of Paraña]. Boletin de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias 5(3):55-104

Belongs to Promegatherium according to D. Brandoni 2013

See also Ameghino 1883 and Lydekker 1894

Sister taxa: Promegatherium andinum, Promegatherium cabrerai, Promegatherium parvulum, Promegatherium smaltatum

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Promegatherium smaltatus in the database

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