Mammalia - Megatherioidea - Megatheriidae
Full reference: A. D. Rincón, A. L. Valerio, and C. Laurito. 2020. First fossil record of a Megatheriidae-Megatheriinae in the Early Hemphillian (Late Miocene) from San Gerardo de Limoncito, Curré Formation, Costa Rica. Revista Geológica de América Central 62:1-24
Parent taxon: Megatheriinae according to A. D. Rincón et al. 2020
Sister taxa: Anisodontherium, Diabolotherium, Eremotherium, Megathericulus, Megatheridium, Megatheriops, Megatherium, Plesiomegatherium, Pliomegatherium, Proeremotherium, Pyramiodontherium, Urumaquia
Subtaxa: Sibotherium ka
Type: Sibotherium ka
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at San Gerardo de Limoncito ( of Costa Rica)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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