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Neotamandua borealis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Pilosa |
Family: | Myrmecophagidae |
Genus: | † Neotamandua |
Species: | †N. borealis
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Binomial name | |
†Neotamandua borealis Hirschfeld, 1976
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Neotamandua borealis is an extinct species of anteater. Fossils were found in the Honda Group at the Konzentrat-Lagerstätte of La Venta, Colombia. [1] It was suggested to be an ancestor of the giant anteater, and is also related to the tamanduas. [1] The species was described by Hirschfeld in 1976. [2]
Neotamandua borealis foraged on social insects such as ants and termites. [3] It was both arboreal and terrestrial. [3] It weighed between 10 and 100 kilograms (22 and 220 lb). [3]
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (September 2023) |
Neotamandua borealis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Pilosa |
Family: | Myrmecophagidae |
Genus: | † Neotamandua |
Species: | †N. borealis
|
Binomial name | |
†Neotamandua borealis Hirschfeld, 1976
|
Neotamandua borealis is an extinct species of anteater. Fossils were found in the Honda Group at the Konzentrat-Lagerstätte of La Venta, Colombia. [1] It was suggested to be an ancestor of the giant anteater, and is also related to the tamanduas. [1] The species was described by Hirschfeld in 1976. [2]
Neotamandua borealis foraged on social insects such as ants and termites. [3] It was both arboreal and terrestrial. [3] It weighed between 10 and 100 kilograms (22 and 220 lb). [3]