Pelecyodon

Pelecyodon is an extinct genus of ground sloths from the Early Miocene (Santacrucian) of South America. Fossils have been found in the Santa Cruz Formation in Argentina.[1][2]

Pelecyodon
Temporal range: Early Miocene (Santacrucian)
~17.5–16.3 Ma
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Pelecyodon cristatus skull
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Xenarthra
Family:
†Megatheriidae
Subfamily:
†Schismotheriinae
Genus:
Pelecyodon

Species
  • P. arcuatus
  • P. cristatus
  • P. maximus
  • P. petraeus
  • P. robustus

References
  1. Pelecyodon at Fossilworks.org
  2. Toledo, N.; Bargo, M. S.; Cassini, G. H.; Vizcaíno, S. F. (2012). "The Forelimb of Early Miocene Sloths (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Folivora): Morphometrics and Functional Implications for Substrate Preferences". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 19 (3): 185. doi:10.1007/s10914-012-9185-2. hdl:11336/79192.


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