Hiskatherium
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| Phylum: | Chordata
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| Suborder: | Folivora
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| Genus: | †Hiskatherium Pujos et al. 2011
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| Hiskatherium saintandrei Pujos et al. 2011
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Hiskatherium is an extinct genus of small ground sloth from the Middle Miocene (Friasian to Mayoan) of Bolivia.[1] The type species H. saintandrei was named in 2011 on the basis of a lower jaw. Although it has not been placed in a specific family, Hiskatherium is similar to the extinct sloths Hapalops and .[2]
References[]
- ^ Hiskatherium at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Pujos, F.; Iuliis, G. de.; Quispe, B.M. (2011). "Hiskatherium saintandrei, gen. et sp. nov.: an unusual sloth from the Santacrucian of Quebrada Honda (Bolivia) and an overview of middle Miocene, small megatherioids". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 31 (5): 1131–1149. doi:10.1080/02724634.2011.599463.
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- Miocene xenarthrans
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