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| name = ''Thinobadistes'' |
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| fossil_range = {{Fossil range|Middle Miocene|Pleistocene}} |
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| ordo = [[Pilosa]] |
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| familia = †[[Mylodontidae]] |
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| genus = '''''Thinobadistes''''' |
| genus = [[extinction|†]]'''''Thinobadistes''''' |
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| genus_authority = Hay (1919) |
| genus_authority = [[Oliver Perry Hay|Hay]] (1919) |
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'''''Thinobadistes''''' is an extinct [[genus]] of actively mobile [[ground sloth]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] |
'''''Thinobadistes''''' is an extinct [[genus]] of actively mobile [[ground sloth]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Mylodontidae]], endemic to [[North America]] during the [[Miocene]]-[[Pleistocene]] epochs. It lived from 13.6—5.3 [[Annum|mya]], existing for approximately {{Mya|13.6-5.3|million years}}.<ref>[http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=43648&is_real_user=1 PaleoBiology Database: ''Thinobadistes'', basic info]</ref> |
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==Taxonomy== |
==Taxonomy== |
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''Thinobadistes'' was named by Hay (1919). Its type is ''Thinobadistes segnis''. It was assigned to |
''Thinobadistes'' was named by Hay (1919). Its type is ''Thinobadistes segnis''. It was assigned to [[Mylodontidae]] by Hay (1919) and Carroll (1988).<ref>R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698</ref> |
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==Fossil distribution== |
==Fossil distribution== |
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Fossils have been uncovered from Florida to Texas.<ref>[http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=43648&is_real_user=1 Paleobiology Database: ''Thinobadistes'', collections.]</ref> |
Fossils have been uncovered from Florida to Texas.<ref>[http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=43648&is_real_user=1 Paleobiology Database: ''Thinobadistes'', collections.]</ref> |
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Thinobadistes is an extinct genus of actively mobile ground sloth of the family Mylodontidae, endemic to North America during the Miocene-Pleistocene epochs. It lived from 13.6—5.3 mya, existing for approximately 8.3 million years.[1]
Taxonomy
Thinobadistes was named by Hay (1919). Its type is Thinobadistes segnis. It was assigned to Mylodontidae by Hay (1919) and Carroll (1988).[2]
Fossil distribution
Fossils have been uncovered from Florida to Texas.[3]
References
- ^ PaleoBiology Database: Thinobadistes, basic info
- ^ R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698
- ^ Paleobiology Database: Thinobadistes, collections.
- Classification of Mammals by Malcolm C. McKenna and Susan K. Bell