Lestobradys
Lestobradys is an extinct genus of ground sloth (family Mylodontidae), which existed in Uruguay during the Late Miocene period; Huayquerian in the South American land mammal age (SALMA). The type species is L. sprechmanni, found in the Camacho Formation of Uruguay.[1][2]
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| Genus: | Lestobradys Rinderknecht et al. 2010 |
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References
- Andrés Rinderknecht; Enrique Bostelmann T.; Daniel Perea; Gustavo Lecuona (2010). "A new genus and species of Mylodontidae (Mammalia: Xenarthra) from the late Miocene of southern Uruguay, with comments on the systematics of the Mylodontinae". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 30 (3): 899–910. doi:10.1080/02724631003757997. S2CID 86604163.
- Lestobradys at Fossilworks.org
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