†Megathericulus patagonicus Ameghino 1904 (edentate)
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Mammalia - Megatherioidea - Megatheriidae
Synonym: Megathericulus primaevus Cabrera 1939
Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1904. Nuevas especies de mamíferos, cretáceos y terciarios de la República Argentina [New species of mammals, Cretaceous and Tertiarty, from the Argentine Republic]. Anales de la Sociedad Cientifica Argentina 56–58:1-142
Belongs to Megathericulus according to G. De Iuliis et al. 2008
See also Ameghino 1904, Brandoni et al. 2018, Brandoni et al. 2019, Pujos 2006 and Rovereto 1914
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Megathericulus patagonicus: MACN A 11151, a maxilla (nearly complete, edentulous maxillae, and associated complete right astragalus)
- Megathericulus primaevus:
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (4 collections), Bolivia (2)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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