Paranabradys vucetichae Scillato-Yané 1980 (edentate)

Mammalia - Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae

Full reference: G. J. Scillato-Yané. 1980. Nuevo Megalonychidae (Edentata, Tardigrada) del "Mesopotamiense" (Mioceno tardío-Plioceno) de la Provincia de Entre Ríos. Ameghiniana 17(3):193-199

Belongs to Paranabradys according to D. Brandoni 2011

See also Scillato-Yané 1980

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MLP 41-XII-13-2003, a mandible. Its type locality is Ciudad de Paraná, which is in a Huayquerian fluvial-deltaic conglomerate/sandstone in the Ituzaingó Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Ciudad de Paraná

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.