†Prepoplanops Carlini et al. 2013 (edentate)
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Mammalia - Megatherioidea - Megatheriidae
Full reference: A. A. Carlini, D. Brandoni, and C. N. Dal Molin. 2013. A new genus and species of Planopinae (Xenarthra: Tardigrada) from the Miocene of Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. Zootaxa 3694(6):565-578
Parent taxon: Planopinae according to S. F. Vizcaíno et al. 2022
See also Carlini et al. 2013 and Varela et al. 2019
Sister taxa: Planops, Prepotherium
Subtaxa: Prepoplanops boleadorensis
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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