Orophodon
Orophodon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Superorder: | Xenarthra |
Order: | Pilosa |
Family: | †Mylodontidae |
Genus: | †Orophodon Ameghino 1894 |
Species | |
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Orophodon is an extinct genus of ground sloth of the family Mylodontidae, endemic to Argentina, South America.[1]
Taxonomy
Orophodon was named by Florentino Ameghino in 1894. It was assigned to Mylodontidae by Carroll in 1988.[2][3]
References
- ↑ PaleoBiology Database: Orophodon, basic info
- ↑ R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698
- ↑ T. J. Gaudin. 1995. The ear region of edentates and the phylogeny of Tardigrada (Mammalia, Xenarthra). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 15(3):672-705
Further reading
- F. Ameghino. 1894. Sur les oiseaux fossiles de Patagonie; et la faune mammalogique des couches à Pyrotherium. Boletin del Instituto Geographico Argentino 15:501-660
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