Lestobradys

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Lestobradys
Temporal range: Late Miocene (Mayoan-Montehermosan)
~11.6–5.4 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
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Genus:
Lestobradys

Rinderknecht et al. 2010
Type species
Lestobradys sprechmanni

Lestobradys is an extinct genus of ground sloth (family Mylodontidae), which existed in Uruguay during the Late Miocene period; Huayquerian in the South American land mammal age (SALMA). The type species is L. sprechmanni, found in the of Uruguay.[1][2]

References[]

  1. ^ Andrés Rinderknecht; Enrique Bostelmann T.; Daniel Perea; Gustavo Lecuona (2010). "A new genus and species of Mylodontidae (Mammalia: Xenarthra) from the late Miocene of southern Uruguay, with comments on the systematics of the Mylodontinae". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 30 (3): 899–910. doi:10.1080/02724631003757997. S2CID 86604163.
  2. ^ Lestobradys at Fossilworks.org


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