Glossotherium chapadmalense Kraglievich 1925

Mammalia - Mylodontidae

Alternative combinations: Eumylodon chapadmalensis, Glossotherium chapadmalensis

Belongs to Glossotherium according to R. K. McAfee 2009

See also Kurten and Anderson 1980, MacFadden et al. 1993, McDonald 1995 and McDonald and Naples 2007

Sister taxa: Glossotherium domesticum, Glossotherium emmersoni, Glossotherium garbanii, Glossotherium giganteum, Glossotherium phoenesis, Glossotherium robustum, Glossotherium tropicorum, Glossotherium wegneri, Pseudolestodon tarijensis, Pseudolestodon injunctus, Eumylodon incertus, Eumylodon bonaerensis

Type specimen: MACN 8675, a skull (slightly damaged skull and mandible)

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (1: Florida collection)

• Blancan of United States (8: Arizona, Florida, New Mexico, Texas)

• Pliocene of Argentina (3)

Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence

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