Mammalia - Megatherioidea - Megatheriidae

Full reference: A. Cabrera. 1928. Sobre algunos megaterios pliocenos. Revista del Museo de La Plata 31:339-352

Parent taxon: Megatheriinae according to D. Brandoni et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Anisodontherium, Diabolotherium, Eremotherium, Megathericulus, Megatheriops, Megatherium, Plesiomegatherium, Pliomegatherium, Proeremotherium, Pyramiodontherium, Sibotherium, Urumaquia

Subtaxa: Megatheridium annectens

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Section VI, fraction C, lot 16 - 6 leagues N of the streams / barrancas ( of Argentina)

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.