Biology:Neotamandua borealis
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Short description: Extinct species of mammal
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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]
Description
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]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hirschfeld, S.E. (1976). "A New Fossil Anteater ( Edentata , Mammalia ) from Colombia , S . A . and Evolution of the Vermilingua". Journal of Paleontology 50 (3). http://www.mendeley.com/research/the-effect-of-elevated-mutation-rates-on-the-evolution-of-cooperation-and-virulence-of-pseudomonas-aeruginosa-1/. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
- ↑ Neotamandua borealis at Fossilworks.org
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kay, R.F.; Madden, R.H. (1997). "Mammals and rainfall: paleoecology of the middle Miocene at La Venta (Colombia, South America)" (PDF). Journal of Human Evolution 32: 170–171. doi:10.1006/jhev.1996.0104. PMID 9061556. ftp://asp.tu-dresden.de/pub/Alex/Litheratur/A%20B%20C/Kay%201995.pdf. Retrieved 2012-07-23.[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
Wikidata ☰ Q3616224 entry
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