Octodontobradys puruensis Santos et al. 1993 (edentate)

Mammalia - Mylodontidae

Full reference: J. C. R. Santos, A. Rancy, and J. Ferigolo. 1993. Octodontobradyinae, uma nova subfamilia de Orophodontidae (Edentata, Tardigrada) do Mioceno superior-Plioceno do estado do Amazonas, Brasil. Ameghiniana 30(3):255-264

Belongs to Octodontobradys according to Santos et al. 1993

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: UFAC-1803, a mandible (mandíbula quase completa). Its type locality is Talismã, upper Purus River, which is in a Tortonian fluvial-lacustrine mudstone/claystone in the Solimões Formation of Brazil.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Brazil (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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