Mammalia - Megatherioidea - Megatheriidae
Full reference: G. De Iuliis and C. Cartelle. 1999. A new giant megatheriine ground sloth (Mammalia: Xenarthra: Megatheriidae) from the late Blancan to early Irvingtonian of Florida. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 127:495-515
Belongs to Eremotherium according to G. De Iuliis and C. Cartelle 1999
See also McDonald and Naples 2007
Sister taxa: Eremotherium laurillardi, Eremotherium rusconii, Eremotherium sefvei
Type specimen: UF 121738, a partial skeleton (partial articulated skeleton including right and left manu). Its type locality is Haile 7C, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Florida.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (8: Florida collections)
• Blancan of United States (1: Florida)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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