Biology:Nematherium
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Short description: Extinct genus of ground sloths
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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 |
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| †Nematherium angulatum Ameghino 1887
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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]
References
- ↑ Brandoni, Diego; Novo, Nelson M.; Tarquini, Juliana; Tejedor, Marcelo F. (2019). "First record of Nematherium (Xenarthra, Mylodontidae) from the Pinturas Formation (Burdigalian, early Miocene), Santa Cruz Province, Argentina" (in en). Journal of South American Earth Sciences 96: 102324. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2019.102324. Bibcode: 2019JSAES..9602324B. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0895981119303967.
- ↑ "Correction to: Reassessing the phylogeny and divergence times of sloths (Mammalia: Pilosa: Folivora), exploring alternative morphological partitioning and dating models" (in en). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 196 (4): zlac092. 2022-10-18. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac092. ISSN 0024-4082.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Nematherium at Fossilworks.org
Wikidata ☰ Q16943718 entry
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