Orophodon

Extinct genus of ground sloths

Orophodon
Temporal range: Late Oligocene (Deseadan)
~28.0–23.0 Ma
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Pilosa
Family: Mylodontidae
Genus: Orophodon
Ameghino, 1894
Species:
O. hapaloides
Binomial name
Orophodon hapaloides
Ameghino, 1894

Orophodon is an extinct genus of ground sloth of the family Mylodontidae, endemic to Argentina, South America.[1]

Taxonomy

Orophodon was named by Florentino Ameghino in 1894. It was assigned to Mylodontidae by Carroll in 1988.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ PaleoBiology Database: Orophodon, basic info
  2. ^ R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698
  3. ^ T. J. Gaudin. 1995. The ear region of edentates and the phylogeny of Tardigrada (Mammalia, Xenarthra). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 15(3):672-705

Further reading

  • F. Ameghino. 1894. Sur les oiseaux fossiles de Patagonie; et la faune mammalogique des couches à Pyrotherium. Boletin del Instituto Geographico Argentino 15:501-660
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Taxon identifiers
Orophodon
Orophodon hapaloides


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