Nothropus
Extinct genus of ground sloths / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nothropus is an extinct genus of ground sloth of the family Nothrotheriidae, endemic to South America during the Pleistocene epoch. It lived from 0.781 mya—12,000 years ago existing for approximately 0.769 million years. It was believed to be a ground-dwelling herbivore.[1]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Pilosa |
Family: | †Nothrotheriidae |
Subfamily: | †Nothrotheriinae |
Genus: | †Nothropus Burmeister (1882) |
Type species | |
†Nothropus priscus Burmeister, 1882 | |
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