Pelecyodon Explained

Pelecyodon is an extinct genus of ground sloths from the Early Miocene (Santacrucian) of South America. Fossils have been found in the Santa Cruz Formation in Argentina.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=43605 Pelecyodon
2. Toledo . N. . Bargo . M. S. . Cassini . G. H. . Vizcaíno . S. F. . The Forelimb of Early Miocene Sloths (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Folivora): Morphometrics and Functional Implications for Substrate Preferences . 10.1007/s10914-012-9185-2 . Journal of Mammalian Evolution . 19 . 3 . 185 . 2012 . 11336/79192 . 254693828 . free .