Mesopotamocnus brevirostrum Bordas 1941 (edentate)

Mammalia - Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae

Alternative combination: Ortotherium brevirostrum

Belongs to Mesopotamocnus according to D. Brandoni 2014

See also Cione et al. 2000

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MACN Pv 13656, a mandible (incomplete right dentary that preserves the m1 and m2)

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Parana, Pueblo Brugo to Diamante, Ituzaingo Fm. ( of Argentina)

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