Octomylodon

Octomylodon
Temporal range: Late Miocene (Huayquerian)
~9.0–6.8 Ma
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Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Superorder: Xenarthra
Order: Pilosa
Family: †Mylodontidae
Genus: †Octomylodon
Ameghino, 1904
Species
  • O. aversus

Octomylodon is an extinct genus of ground sloth of the family Mylodontidae, living during the Late Miocene (Huayquerian). Fossil remains of Octomylodon have been found uniquely in the Ituzaingó Formation, Argentina, South America from 9.0 to 6.8 mya, existing for approximately 2.2 million years.[1]

Taxonomy

Octomylodon was assigned to Mylodontidae by Carroll (1988).[2]

References

  1. ↑ Octomylodon at Fossilworks.org
  2. ↑ R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698


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