Palaeomyrmidon
| Palaeomyrmidon Temporal range: Pliocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Superorder: | Xenarthra |
| Order: | Pilosa |
| Suborder: | Vermilingua |
| Family: | Cyclopedidae Pocock, 1924 |
| Genus: | Palaeomyrmidon Rovereto , 1914 |
| Binomial name | |
| Palaeomyrmidon incomtus Rovereto, 1914 | |
Palaeomyrmidon is an extinct genus of anteater. Its closest living relative is the silky anteater (Cyclopes didactylus).[1] Although the silky anteater is arboreal, Palaeomyrmidon lived on the ground.[1] Palaeomyrmidon is known from a fossil skull that was found in Argentina.[2][3]
References
- 1 2 "Palaeomyrmidon". Paleontology Database. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
- ↑ "Neotamandua". Paleontology Database. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
- ↑ Rovereto, Cayetano. 1914. Los estratos Araucanos y sus fósiles. Anales del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Buenos Aires 25: 1-247.
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