Glossotherium garbanii Montellano and Carranza-Castaneda 1981 (edentate)

Mammalia - Mylodontidae

Alternative combination: Paramylodon garbanii

Belongs to Glossotherium according to Montellano and Carranza-Castaneda 1981

See also McDonald and Naples 2007

Sister taxa: Glossotherium chapadmalense, Glossotherium domesticum, Glossotherium emmersoni, Glossotherium giganteum, Glossotherium phoenesis, Glossotherium robustum, Glossotherium tropicorum, Glossotherium wegneri, Eumylodon incertus, Eumylodon bonaerensis, Pseudolestodon injunctus, Pseudolestodon tarijensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Rancho Viejo, which is in a Blancan floodplain claystone/ash in the Rancho Viejo Beds Formation of Mexico

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Blancan of Mexico (1 collection), United States (1: Florida)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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