Lestobradys sprechmanni Rinderknecht et al. 2010 (edentate)

Mammalia - Xenarthra - Mylodontidae

Full reference: A. Rinderknecht, E. Bostelmann, D. Perea and G. Lecuona. 2010. A new genus and species of Mylodontidae (Mammalia: Xenarthra) from the late Miocene of Southern Uruguay, with comments on the systematics of Mylodontinae. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30(3):899-910

Belongs to Lestobradys according to A. Rinderknecht et al. 2010

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: FCDPV 1826, a partial skull. Its type locality is Playa Kiyú, which is in a Miocene fluvial-deltaic mudstone in the Camacho Formation of Uruguay.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Playa Kiyú

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