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Promegatherium
Conservation status
	Template:StatusPrehistoric
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Xenarthra
Family:	Megatheriidae
Genus:	Promegatherium; Ameghino, 1887
Species
	Promegatherium cabreri; Promegatherium nanum; Promegatherium parvulum; Promegatherium remulsum; Promegatherium smaltatum

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Promegatherium ("Before Megatherium") is an genus of prehistoric mammal that lived in South America during the Upper and Middle Miocene. It belonged to the family of giant sloths (Megatheriidae). It was named 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.

References

List of prehistoric species
Family tree of Megatheriidae
M. C. McKenna & S. K. Bell (eds.) (1997): Classification of mammals, above the species level. New York: Columbia University Press.

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-'''''Promegatherium''''' is an [[genus]] of [[prehistoric mammal]] that lived in [[South America]] during the Upper and Middle [[Miocene]]. It belonged to the family of [[giant sloth]]s ([[Megatheriidae]]). It was named  by the biologist [[Florentino Ameghino]] in 1887. Its known species are ''Promegatherium cabreri'', ''P. nanum'', ''P. parvulum'', ''P. remulsum'', and ''P. smaltatum''.
+'''''Promegatherium''''' ("Before ''[[Megatherium]]''") is an [[genus]] of [[prehistoric mammal]] that lived in [[South America]] during the Upper and Middle [[Miocene]]. It belonged to the family of [[giant sloth]]s ([[Megatheriidae]]). It was named  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''.
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