Scelidotherium
Sign in to saveScelidotherium is an extinct genus of ground sloth of the family Scelidotheriidae, endemic to South America during the Late Pleistocene epoch. It lived from 780,000 to 11,000 years ago, existing for approximately .
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- Parent taxon
- Mylodontidae
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- Scelidotherium leptocephalum side.jpg
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- Scelidotherium
- taxon name
- Scelidotherium
- taxon rank
- genus
- start time
- 800000-00-
- end time
- 12000-00-0
- time period
- Pleistocene
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Scelidotherium is an extinct genus of ground sloth of the family Scelidotheriidae, endemic to South America during the Late Pleistocene epoch. It lived from 780,000 to 11,000 years ago, existing for approximately .
== Description == It is characterized by an elongated, superficially anteater-like head. In fossil distribution, it is known from Argentina (Luján and Arroyo Seco Formations), Bolivia (Tarija Formation), Peru (San Sebastián Formation), Panama, Brazil, Paraguay and Ecuador.
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