Nematherium

Nematherium is an extinct genus of ground sloth of the family Scelidotheriidae[1] found in Argentina and Chile during the Middle Miocene epoch (Santacrucian).[2] Fossils have been found in the Cura-Mallín Formation of Chile and the Santa Cruz and Sarmiento Formations of Argentina.[3]

Skull

Nematherium
Temporal range: Mid Miocene (Santacrucian)
~17.5–16.3 Ma
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Nematherium angulatum skull and jaw
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Superorder:
Xenarthra
Order:
Pilosa
Suborder:
Folivora
Family:
†Scelidotheriidae
Genus:
†Nematherium

Species
  • N. angulatum
  • N. birdi
  • N. longirostris
  • N. sinuatum

References
  1. Presslee, S.; Slater, G. J.; Pujos, F.; Forasiepi, A. M.; Fischer, R.; Molloy, K.; Mackie, M.; Olsen, J. V.; Kramarz, A.; Taglioretti, M.; Scaglia, F.; Lezcano, M.; Lanata, J. L.; Southon, J.; Feranec, R.; Bloch, J.; Hajduk, A.; Martin, F. M.; Gismondi, R. S.; Reguero, M.; de Muizon, C.; Greenwood, A.; Chait, B. T.; Penkman, K.; Collins, M.; MacPhee, R.D.E. (2019). "Palaeoproteomics resolves sloth relationships" (PDF). Nature Ecology & Evolution. 3 (7): 1121–1130. doi:10.1038/s41559-019-0909-z. PMID 31171860. S2CID 174813630.
  2. Gaudin, T. J. (2004). "Phylogenetic relationships among sloths (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Tardigrada): The craniodental evidence". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 140 (2): 255–305. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2003.00100.x.
  3. Nematherium at Fossilworks.org


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