Proplatyarthrus Explained

Proplatyarthrus is an extinct genus of ground sloths of the family Megalonychidae, endemic to Chubut Province, Argentina in South America.^[1]

Taxonomy

Proplatyarthrus was named and a talus bone described by Florentino Ameghino in 1905.^[2] It was assigned to Megalonychidae by Carroll in 1988.^[3]

Further reading

• R. Hitz, M. Reguero, A. R. Wyss and J. J. Flynn. 2000. New interatheriines (Interatheriidae, Notoungulata) from the Paleogene of Central Chile and Southern Argentina. Fieldiana: Geology (New Series) 42:1-26

Notes and References

1. http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=43607&is_real_user=1 PaleoBiology Database: Proplatyarthrus, basic info
2. Ameghino, 1905, p.59
3. R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698