Megatherium tarijense Gervais and Ameghino 1880 (edentate)

Mammalia - Megatherioidea - Megatheriidae

Synonym: Megatherium filholi Moreno 1888

Belongs to Megatherium according to G. De Iuliis et al. 2009

See also Ameghino 1902, Coltorti et al. 2007 and Pujos 2006

Sister taxa: Megatherium altiplanicum, Megatherium americanum, Megatherium antiquum, Megatherium bergi, Megatherium celendinense, Megatherium elenense, Megatherium gallardoi, Megatherium gaudryi, Megatherium istilarti, Megatherium lundi, Megatherium medinae, Megatherium mirabile, Megatherium rectidens, Megatherium sundti, Megatherium uquiense, Megatherium urbinai, Neoracanthus brackebuschianus, Neoracanthus burmeisteri

Type specimens:

  • Megatherium tarijense: MNHN P TAR 1269
  • Megatherium filholi:

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Bolivia (3 collections), Peru (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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