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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