Proplatyarthrus
| Proplatyarthrus Temporal range: Early Pleistocene - Early Holocene | |
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| Talus bone of Proplatyarthrus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Superorder: | Xenarthra |
| Order: | Pilosa |
| Family: | Megalonychidae |
| Genus: | †Proplatyarthrus Ameghino (1905) |
Proplatyarthrus is an extinct genus of ground sloth of the family Megalonychidae, endemic to Chubut Province, Argentina in South America.[1]
Taxonomy
Proplatyarthrus was named and a talus bone described by Ameghino (1905).[2] It was assigned to Megalonychidae by Carroll (1988).[3]
Sister genera
Acratocnus, Ahytherium (syn. Iporangabradyx, Iporangabradyx collecti), Analcimorphus, Choloepus, Diheterocnus, Hyperleptus, Megalocnus, Megalonychops, Megalonychotherium, Megalonyx (syn. Morotherium), Meizonyx, Mesocnus, Microcnus, Miocnus, Pliometanastes.
See also
References
- ↑ PaleoBiology Database: Proplatyarthrus, basic info
- ↑ Ameghino, 1905, p.59
- ↑ R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698
Bibliography
- Ameghino, Florentino. 1905. La faceta articular inferior única del astrágalo de algunos mamíferos no es un carácter primitivo. Anales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires 12. 1–64. Accessed 2016-07-27.
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