Mammalia - Megatherioidea - Megatheriidae
Belongs to Megatherium according to Moreno and Mercerat 1891
See also Pujos 2006
Sister taxa: Megatherium altiplanicum, Megatherium americanum, Megatherium antiquum, Megatherium celendinense, Megatherium elenense, Megatherium gallardoi, Megatherium gaudryi, Megatherium istilarti, Megatherium lundi, Megatherium medinae, Megatherium mirabile, Megatherium rectidens, Megatherium sundti, Megatherium tarijense, Megatherium uquiense, Megatherium urbinai, Neoracanthus brackebuschianus, Neoracanthus burmeisteri
Type specimen: MLP 2-66, a set of limb elements (complete pes). Its type locality is Santa Maria Valley Andalhuala Fm, which is in a Montehermosan/Chapadmalalan terrestrial horizon in the Andalhuala Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Santa Maria Valley Andalhuala Fm
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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