Proplatyarthrus
Proplatyarthrus is an extinct genus of ground sloths of the family Megalonychidae, endemic to Chubut Province, Argentina in South America.[1]
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| Genus: | †Proplatyarthrus Ameghino 1905 |
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Taxonomy
Proplatyarthrus was named and a talus bone described by Florentino Ameghino in 1905.[2] It was assigned to Megalonychidae by Carroll in 1988.[3]
Sister genera
Acratocnus, Ahytherium (syn. Iporangabradyx, Iporangabradyx collecti), Analcimorphus, Choloepus, Diheterocnus, Hyperleptus, Megalocnus, Megalonychops, Megalonychotherium, Megalonyx (syn. Morotherium), Meizonyx, Mesocnus, Microcnus, Miocnus, Pliometanastes.
References
- PaleoBiology Database: Proplatyarthrus, basic info
- Ameghino, 1905, p.59
- R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698
Bibliography
- . 1905. La faceta articular inferior única del astrágalo de algunos mamíferos no es un carácter primitivo. Anales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires 12. 1–64. Accessed 2016-07-27.
Further reading
- R. Hitz, M. Reguero, A. R. Wyss and J. J. Flynn. 2000. New interatheriines (Interatheriidae, Notoungulata) from the Paleogene of Central Chile and Southern Argentina. Fieldiana: Geology (New Series) 42:1-26
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