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{{Short description|An extinct genus of mammals related to sloths, anteaters, and armadillos}} |
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| name = ''Promegatherium'' |
| name = ''Promegatherium'' |
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| fossil_range = [[Miocene|Late Miocene]] ([[Huayquerian]])<br>~{{fossil range|9.0|6.8}} |
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| image = Promegatherium_nanum.JPG |
| image = Promegatherium_nanum.JPG |
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| image_caption = ''Promegatherium nanum'' and ''[[Nesodon]]'' |
| image_caption = ''Promegatherium nanum'' and ''[[Nesodon]]'' |
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| status = {{StatusPrehistoric}} |
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| authority = [[Florentino Ameghino|Ameghino]], 1883 |
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
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| display_parents = 4 |
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| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] |
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| classis = [[Mammal]]ia |
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| ordo = [[Xenarthra]] |
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| familia = [[Megatheriidae]] |
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| genus_authority = [[Ameghino]], 1887 |
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| subdivision_ranks = Species |
| subdivision_ranks = Species |
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†''P. cabreri''<br/> |
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†''P. parvulum''<br/> |
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†''P. remulsum''<br/> |
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†''P. smaltatus'' |
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''[[Promegatherium remulsum]]''<br/> |
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''[[Promegatherium smaltatum]]'' |
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'''''Promegatherium''''' (" |
'''''Promegatherium''''' ("before ''[[Megatherium]]''") is a [[genus]] of prehistoric [[xenarthran]]s that lived in [[Argentina]], during the [[Miocene|Late Miocene]]. This genus is regarded as closely related to the later, and more famous genus, ''Megatherium'', hence the reference in the name. The first specimens of ''Promegatherium'' were originally described by the biologist [[Florentino Ameghino]] in 1883. |
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Fossils of ''Promegatherium'' have been found in the [[Ituzaingó Formation]] in Argentina.<ref name=FWPromegatherium>[http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=43622 ''Promegatherium''] at [[Fossilworks]].org</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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*[http://www.angellis.net/Web/PDfiles/edents.pdf List of prehistoric species] |
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*[http://www.fmnh.helsinki.fi/users/haaramo/Metazoa/Deuterostoma/Chordata/Synapsida/Eutheria/Edentata/Phyllophaga/Megatheriidae.htm Family tree of Megatheriidae] |
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== Further reading == |
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* [http://www.helsinki.fi/~mhaaramo/metazoa/deuterostoma/chordata/synapsida/eutheria/edentata/phyllophaga/megatheriidae.html Family tree of Megatheriidae] |
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{{Pilosan genera|M.}} |
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{{Taxonbar|from=Q7249693}} |
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[[Category:Miocene genus extinctions]] |
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[[Category:Miocene mammals of South America]] |
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[[Category:Huayquerian]] |
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[[Category:Neogene Argentina]] |
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[[Category:Fossils of Argentina]] |
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[[Category:Ituzaingó Formation]] |
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[[Category:Fossil taxa described in 1883]] |
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[[Category:Taxa named by Florentino Ameghino]] |
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Latest revision as of 10:35, 27 November 2023
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (April 2022) |
Promegatherium | |
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Promegatherium nanum and Nesodon | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Pilosa |
Superfamily: | Megatherioidea |
Clade: | †Megatheria |
Family: | †Megatheriidae |
Subfamily: | †Megatheriinae |
Genus: | †Promegatherium Ameghino, 1883 |
Species | |
†P. cabreri |
Promegatherium ("before Megatherium") is a genus of prehistoric xenarthrans that lived in Argentina, during the Late Miocene. This genus is regarded as closely related to the later, and more famous genus, Megatherium, hence the reference in the name. The first specimens of Promegatherium were originally described by the biologist Florentino Ameghino in 1883.
Fossils of Promegatherium have been found in the Ituzaingó Formation in Argentina.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Promegatherium at Fossilworks.org
Further reading[edit]
- Family tree of Megatheriidae
- M. C. McKenna & S. K. Bell (eds.) (1997): Classification of mammals, above the species level. New York: Columbia University Press.