Nematherium
| Nematherium Temporal range: Pleistocene | |
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| Nematherium angulatum skull and jaw | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Xenarthra |
| Family: | †Mylodontidae |
| Subfamily: | †Scelidotheriinae |
| Genus: | †Nematherium |
Nematherium is an extinct genus of ground sloth of the family Mylodontidae, endemic to South America during the Late Pleistocene epochs.[1]
Skull
References
- ↑ Gaudin, T. J. (2004). "Phylogenetic relationships among sloths (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Tardigrada): The craniodental evidence". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 140 (2): 255–305. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2003.00100.x.
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