Scelidodon
| Scelidodon Temporal range: Pleistocene, 0.781–0.009 Ma | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Pilosa |
| Family: | †Mylodontidae |
| Genus: | †Scelidodon |
Scelidodon is an extinct South American ground sloth. Its remains have been dated to as recently as 9000 B.P.[1]
Scelidodon tarjiarensis front
References
- ↑ Turvey, Sam (2009). Holocene extinctions. Oxford University Press. pp. 20–33, 42–50, 352. ISBN 0-19-953509-4.
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