Thalassocnus carolomartini
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Taxonavigation: Folivora |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: †Megatheriidae
Subfamilia: †Thalassocninae
Genus: †Thalassocnus
Species: †Thalassocnus carolomartini
Name[edit]
Holotype: SMNK PAL 3814, associated skull and mandible.
Type locality and horizon: “Sacaco, Arequipa Department, Peru. Pisco Formation, SAO Horizon, Chapadmalalan, ca. 4 to 3 Ma.”
References[edit]
Primary references[edit]
- McDonald, H.G. & Muizon, C. de 2002. The cranial anatomy of Thalassocnus (Xenarthra, Mammalia), a derived nothrothere from the Neogene of the Pisco Formation (Peru). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22(2): 349–365. DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022[0349:TCAOTX]2.0.CO;2 Reference page.