†Nunezia caroloameghinoi Kraglievich 1934 (giant anteater)
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Mammalia - Xenarthra - Myrmecophagidae
Belongs to Nunezia according to Kraglievich 1934
Sister taxa: Myrmecophaga (Cyclothurus), Myrmecophaga tridactyla
Type specimen: MACN 6125, a limb element (left third metacarpal). Its type locality is Monte Hermoso, which is in a Montehermosan terrestrial siltstone in the Monte Hermoso Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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