Octomylodon

<i>Octomylodon</i>

Octomylodon

Extinct genus of ground sloths

Octomylodon is an extinct genus of ground sloth of the family Mylodontidae, living during the Late Miocene (Huayquerian). Fossil remains of Octomylodon have been found uniquely in the Ituzaingó Formation, Argentina, South America from 9.0 to 6.8 mya, existing for approximately 2.2 million years.[1]

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Taxonomy

Octomylodon was assigned to Mylodontidae by Carroll (1988).[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Octomylodon at Fossilworks.org
  2. [2]
    R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698
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