Nothrotherium torresi Kraglievich, 1926
Torres' ground sloth (proposed)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Distribution
Argentina (& Brazil?)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Kraglievich, L. (1926). Presencia del género †Nothrotherium” Lydekker (= “Coelodon” Lund) en la fauna pampeana “Nothrotherium torresi”, n. sp. Revista del Museo de La Plata 29:169-186.
Other references:
Brandoni, Diego and McDonald, H. Gregory. (2015). An enigmatic Nothrotheriinae (Xenarthra,Tardigrada) from the Pleistocene of Argentina. Ameghiniana 52: 294-302.
Chahud, Artur et al. (2024). A new record of ground sloth in the Ribeira de Iguape valley, southeastern Brazil. Carnets Geol. 24(4): 83-89.
Vezzosi, Raúl I. et al. (2019). New remains of Nothrotheriinae (Mammalia, Xenarthra) from Late Pleistocene fluvial deposits of Northern Pampa (Santa Fe Province, Argentina). Journal of South American Earth Sciences 89: 47-54. [Abstract]
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