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Promegatherium; Temporal range: Late Miocene (Huayquerian); ~9.0–6.8 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
	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; †P. parvulum; †P. remulsum; †P. smaltatus

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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]

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^ Promegatherium at Fossilworks.org

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+{{Short description|An extinct genus of mammals related to sloths, anteaters, and armadillos}}
-{{italic title}}{{Taxobox
+{{One source|date=April 2022}}
+{{Automatic Taxobox
 | name = ''Promegatherium''
-| fossil_range = {{Fossil range|Middle Miocene|Late Miocene}}
+| fossil_range = [[Miocene|Late Miocene]] ([[Huayquerian]])<br>~{{fossil range|9.0|6.8}}
 | image = Promegatherium_nanum.JPG
 | image_caption = ''Promegatherium nanum'' and ''[[Nesodon]]''
+| taxon = Promegatherium
-| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
+| authority = [[Florentino Ameghino|Ameghino]], 1883
-| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
+| display_parents = 4
-| classis = [[Mammal]]ia
-| ordo = [[Xenarthra]]
-| familia = †[[Megatheriidae]]
-| subfamilia = {{extinct}}[[Megatheriinae]]
-| tribus = {{extinct}}[[Megatheriini]]
-| subtribus = {{extinct}}[[Megatheriina]]
-| genus = †'''''Promegatherium'''''
-| genus_authority = [[Florentino Ameghino|Ameghino]], 1887
 | subdivision_ranks = Species
 | subdivision =
-†''[[Promegatherium cabreri]]''<br/>
+†''P. cabreri''<br/>
-†''[[Promegatherium nanum]]''<br/>
+†''P. parvulum''<br/>
-†''[[Promegatherium parvulum]]''<br/>
+†''P. remulsum''<br/>
-†''[[Promegatherium remulsum]]''<br/>
+†''P. smaltatus''
-†''[[Promegatherium smaltatum]]''
 }}
-'''''Promegatherium''''' ("before ''[[Megatherium]]''") is a [[genus]] of prehistoric [[xenarthran]]s that lived in [[South America]], primarily [[Argentina]], during the Middle to Upper [[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 1887. Its known species are ''Promegatherium cabreri'', ''P. nanum'', ''P. parvulum'', ''P. remulsum'', and ''P. smaltatum''.  ''P. nanum'' was originally placed in the genus "''Eomegatherium''" before it was grouped together in ''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.
+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>
 == References ==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
+== Further reading ==
 * [http://www.helsinki.fi/~mhaaramo/metazoa/deuterostoma/chordata/synapsida/eutheria/edentata/phyllophaga/megatheriidae.html Family tree of Megatheriidae]
 * M. C. McKenna & S. K. Bell (eds.) (1997): ''Classification of mammals, above the species level.'' New York: Columbia University Press.
+{{Pilosan genera|M.}}
+{{Taxonbar|from=Q7249693}}
+[[Category:Prehistoric placental genera]]
 [[Category:Prehistoric sloths]]
 [[Category:Miocene xenarthrans]]
 [[Category:Miocene genus extinctions]]
 [[Category:Miocene mammals of South America]]
-[[Category:Prehistoric mammal genera]]
+[[Category:Huayquerian]]
-[[Category:Prehistory of Argentina]]
+[[Category:Neogene Argentina]]
+[[Category:Fossils of Argentina]]
+[[Category:Ituzaingó Formation]]
+[[Category:Fossil taxa described in 1883]]
+[[Category:Taxa named by Florentino Ameghino]]
 {{paleo-mammal-stub}}

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