Scelidodon piauiensis Guérin and Faure 2004 (edentate)

Mammalia - Mylodontidae

Belongs to Scelidodon according to Guérin and Faure 2004

Sister taxa: Scelidodon almagroi, Scelidodon chiliense, Scelidodon chiliensis, Scelidodon gracillimus, Scelidodon patrius, Scelidodon pendolai, Scelidodon rothi, Scelidodon tarijensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Toca do Barrigudo, which is in a Pleistocene/Holocene karst horizon in Brazil

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Toca do Barrigudo

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