Thinobadistes
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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
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