Mammalia - Megatherioidea - Megatheriidae
Full reference: F. Pujos, G. de Iuliis, C. Argot and L. Werdelin. 2007. A peculiar climbing Megalonychidae from the Pleistocene of Peru and its implication for sloth history. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 149:179-235
Parent taxon: Megatheriinae according to L. Varela et al. 2019
See also Pujos et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Anisodontherium, Eremotherium, Megathericulus, Megatheridium, Megatheriops, Megatherium, Plesiomegatherium, Pliomegatherium, Proeremotherium, Pyramiodontherium, Sibotherium, Urumaquia
Subtaxa: Diabolotherium nordenskioldi
Type: Diabolotherium nordenskioldi
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Chile (1 collection), Peru (5)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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