Scelidotherium modicum Ameghino 1885

Mammalia - Mylodontidae

Alternative combination: Stenodon modicus

Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1885. Nuevos restos de mamíferos fósiles Oligocenos recogidos por el Profesor Pedro Scalabrini y pertenecientes al Museo Provincial de la ciudad del Parana [New remains of Oligocene fossil mammals collected by Professor Pedro Scalabrini and belonging to the Provincial Museum of the city of Parana]. Boletín de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias 8:1-205

Belongs to Scelidotherium according to R. Lydekker 1894

See also Ameghino 1885

Sister taxa: Scelidotherium australis, Scelidotherium bravardi, Scelidotherium chapalmalense, Scelidotherium cuvieri, Scelidotherium elegans, Scelidotherium laevidens, Scelidotherium leptocephalum, Scelidotherium patrium, Scelidotherium pozzii, Scelidotherium reyesi, Scelidotherium tarijense

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Scelidotherium modicum in the database

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