Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Myrmecophagidae
Type: UCMP 39847. Incomplete manus, pes and fragmentary post-cranial elements of a mature individual.
Full reference: S. E. Hirschfeld. 1976. A New Fossil Anteater (Edentata, Mammalia) from Colombia, S.A. and Evolution of the Vermilingua. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 50(3):419-432
Belongs to Neotamandua according to S. E. Hirschfeld 1976
Sister taxa: Neotamandua australis, Neotamandua conspicua, Neotamandua greslebini, Neotamandua magna
Type specimen: UCMP 39847, a set of limb elements (Radius proximal end)
Ecology: arboreal insectivore
Average measurements (in mm): Astragalus diameter 19.6, Navicular diameter 16.6
Distribution:
• Miocene of Colombia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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