Palaeomyrmidon

Palaeomyrmidon; Temporal range: Late Miocene-Pliocene (Montehermosan-Chapadmalalan) PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Pilosa
Family:	Cyclopedidae
Genus:	†Palaeomyrmidon
Species:	†P. incomtus
Binomial name
	Palaeomyrmidon incomtus; Rovereto, 1914

Palaeomyrmidon is an extinct genus of anteater. Its closest living relative is the silky anteater (Cyclopes didactylus).^[1] Although the silky anteater is arboreal, Palaeomyrmidon lived on the ground.^[1] Palaeomyrmidon is known from a fossil skull that was found in the Andalhualá Formation of Argentina.^[2]^[3]

References

1 2 "Palaeomyrmidon". Paleontology Database. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
↑ "Neotamandua". Paleontology Database. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
↑ Rovereto, Cayetano. 1914. Los estratos Araucanos y sus fósiles. Anales del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Buenos Aires 25: 1-247.

Palaeomyrmidon at the Encyclopedia of Life

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[paleo-1] 1 2 "Palaeomyrmidon". Paleontology Database. Retrieved 2014-10-26.

[paleo2-2] "Neotamandua". Paleontology Database. Retrieved 2012-07-23.

[3] Rovereto, Cayetano. 1914. Los estratos Araucanos y sus fósiles. Anales del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Buenos Aires 25: 1-247.