Pseudoprepotherium socorrensis Carlini et al. 2006

Mammalia - Mylodontidae

Alternative combination: Mirandabradys socorrensis

Full reference: A. A. Carlini, G. J. Scillato-Yané, and R. Sánchez. 2006. New Mylodontoidea (Xenarthra, Phyllophaga) from the Middle Miocene-Pliocene of Venezuela. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 4(3):255-267

Belongs to Pseudoprepotherium according to A. D. Rincón and H. G. McDonald 2020

See also Carlini et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Pseudoprepotherium urumaquensis, Pseudoprepotherium venezuelanum

Type specimen: AMC-CURS 29, a partial skeleton (partial skull and postcrania). Its type locality is Mirandabradys Urumaco 01, which is in a Miocene terrestrial horizon in the Socorro Formation of Venezuela.

Distribution:

• Miocene of Venezuela (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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