†Baraguatherium Rincón et al. 2016 (edentate)
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Full reference: A. D. Rincón, A. Solórzano, H. G. McDonald and M. Núñez Flores. 2016. Baraguatherium takumara, Gen. et sp. nov., the earliest Mylodontoid Sloth (Early Miocene) from Northern South America. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 24(2):179-191
Parent taxon: Orophodontinae according to L. Varela et al. 2019
See also Boscaini et al. 2019 and Rincón et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Brievabradys, Octodontobradys, Octodontotherium, Octomylodon, Paroctodontotherium, Urumacotherium
Subtaxa: Baraguatherium takumara
Type: Baraguatherium takumara
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Cerro La Cruz (Miocene of Venezuela)
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