Nematherium Explained

Nematherium is an extinct genus of ground sloth belonging to Mylodontoidea, it is either considered to be a member of Mylodontidae[1] or Scelidotheriidae.[2] It lived during the Middle Miocene epoch (Santacrucian).[3] Fossils have been found in the Cura-Mallín Formation of Chile and the Santa Cruz and Sarmiento Formations of Argentina.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Brandoni . Diego . Novo . Nelson M. . Tarquini . Juliana . Tejedor . Marcelo F. . 2019 . First record of Nematherium (Xenarthra, Mylodontidae) from the Pinturas Formation (Burdigalian, early Miocene), Santa Cruz Province, Argentina . Journal of South American Earth Sciences . en . 96 . 102324 . 10.1016/j.jsames.2019.102324. 2019JSAES..9602324B . 202907801 .
  2. 2022-10-18 . Correction to: Reassessing the phylogeny and divergence times of sloths (Mammalia: Pilosa: Folivora), exploring alternative morphological partitioning and dating models . Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society . 196 . 4 . en . zlac092 . 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac092 . 0024-4082. free .
  3. Gaudin . T. J. . Phylogenetic relationships among sloths (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Tardigrada): The craniodental evidence . 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2003.00100.x . Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society . 140 . 2 . 255–305 . 2004 . free .
  4. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=43637 Nematherium

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