Protamandua
| Protamandua Temporal range: Santacrucian | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Superorder: | Xenarthra |
| Order: | Pilosa |
| Suborder: | Vermilingua |
| Family: | Myrmecophagidae Rafinesque 1815 |
| Genus: | Protamandua Ameghino, 1904 |
Protamandua is an extinct genus of anteaters. Its closest living relatives are the giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) and tamanduas (genus Tamandua).[1] It may be have been a common ancestor of Myrmecophaga and Tamandua.[2]
References
- ↑ "Protamandua". Paleontology Database. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
- ↑ Hirschfeld, S.E. (1976). "A New Fossil Anteater ( Edentata , Mammalia ) from Colombia , S . A . and Evolution of the Vermilingua". Journal of Paleontology 50 (3). JSTOR 1303522. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
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