Huilabradys magdaleniensis Villarroel 1998 (edentate)

Mammalia - Megatherioidea - Nothrotheriidae

Holotype: LV-4-11, right mandibular ramus with basal fragment of the coroniod process. Colecciones paleontolgicas, departamento de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogot.

Etymology: From Rio Magdalena, Colombia

Full reference: C. Villarroel. 1998. Los Nothrotheriinae (Megatheriidae, Gravigrada) del Mioceno de La Venta (Colombia). Descripcion de Huilabradys magdaleniensis, nuevos genero y especie. Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias 22(18):497-506

Belongs to Huilabradys according to C. Villarroel 1998

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: LV-4-11, a mandible (right mandibular ramus with basal fragment of the coroniod process).

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution: found only at Huilabradys magdaleniensis LV-4-11 (Miocene of Colombia)

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