Glossotherium giganteum Lund 1838 (edentate)

Mammalia - Mylodontidae

Synonym: Chlamydotherium gigas Lund 1839

Belongs to Glossotherium according to Lund 1838

Sister taxa: Glossotherium chapadmalense, Glossotherium domesticum, Glossotherium emmersoni, Glossotherium garbanii, Glossotherium phoenesis, Glossotherium robustum, Glossotherium tropicorum, Glossotherium wegneri, Eumylodon incertus, Eumylodon bonaerensis, Pseudolestodon injunctus, Pseudolestodon tarijensis

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Lagoa Santa (Quaternary of Brazil)

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