Mammalia - Megatherioidea - Megatheriidae
Alternative combinations: Eremotherium elenense, Schaubia elenensis
Belongs to Megatherium according to Hoffstetter 1952
See also Hoffstetter 1952
Sister taxa: Megatherium altiplanicum, Megatherium americanum, Megatherium antiquum, Megatherium bergi, Megatherium celendinense, Megatherium gallardoi, Megatherium gaudryi, Megatherium istilarti, Megatherium lundi, Megatherium medinae, Megatherium mirabile, Megatherium rectidens, Megatherium sundti, Megatherium tarijense, Megatherium uquiense, Megatherium urbinai, Neoracanthus brackebuschianus, Neoracanthus burmeisteri
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ecuador (1 collection), Peru (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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