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词条 Orophodon
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  1. Taxonomy

  2. References

  3. Further reading

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| name = Orophodon
| fossil_range = Early Pleistocene (Ensenadan)-Early Holocene
| image =
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption =
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Chordata
| classis = Mammalia
| superordo = Xenarthra
| ordo = Pilosa
| familia = †Mylodontidae
| subfamilia =
| genus = †Orophodon
| genus_authority = {{small|Ameghino 1894}}
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
  • O. hapaloides

}}Orophodon is an extinct genus of ground sloth of the family Mylodontidae, endemic to Argentina, South America.[1]

Taxonomy

Orophodon was named by Florentino Ameghino in 1894. It was assigned to Mylodontidae by Carroll in 1988.[2][3]

References

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1. ^PaleoBiology Database: Orophodon, basic info
2. ^R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698
3. ^T. J. Gaudin. 1995. The ear region of edentates and the phylogeny of Tardigrada (Mammalia, Xenarthra). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 15(3):672-705

Further reading

  • F. Ameghino. 1894. Sur les oiseaux fossiles de Patagonie; et la faune mammalogique des couches à Pyrotherium. Boletin del Instituto Geographico Argentino 15:501-660
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