Nematherium | |
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Nematherium angulatum skull and jaw | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Pilosa |
Superfamily: | Mylodontoidea |
Genus: | †
Nematherium Ameghino 1887 |
Type species | |
†Nematherium angulatum
Ameghino 1887
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Other species | |
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Nematherium is an extinct genus of ground sloth belonging to Mylodontoidea, it is either considered to be a member of Mylodontidae [1] or Scelidotheriidae. [2] It lived during the Middle Miocene epoch ( Santacrucian). [3] Fossils have been found in the Cura-Mallín Formation of Chile and the Santa Cruz and Sarmiento Formations of Argentina. [4]
Nematherium | |
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Nematherium angulatum skull and jaw | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Pilosa |
Superfamily: | Mylodontoidea |
Genus: | †
Nematherium Ameghino 1887 |
Type species | |
†Nematherium angulatum
Ameghino 1887
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Other species | |
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Nematherium is an extinct genus of ground sloth belonging to Mylodontoidea, it is either considered to be a member of Mylodontidae [1] or Scelidotheriidae. [2] It lived during the Middle Miocene epoch ( Santacrucian). [3] Fossils have been found in the Cura-Mallín Formation of Chile and the Santa Cruz and Sarmiento Formations of Argentina. [4]