Thalassocnus yaucensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Folivora

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Superordo: Xenarthra Ordo: Pilosa Subordo: Folivora

Familia: †Megatheriidae
Subfamilia: †Thalassocninae
Genus: †Thalassocnus
Species: †Thalassocnus yaucensis

Name

• †Thalassocnus yaucensis Muizon, McDonald, Salas & Urbina, 2004: 389

Holotype: MUSM 37, partial skeleton including an almost complete skull.

Type locality and horizon: southern side of the Panamerican Highway, approximately 3 km east of Yauca; Pisco Formation, probably late Pliocene or early Uquian.

References

Primary references

• Muizon, C. de, McDonald, H.G., Salas, R. & Urbina, M. 2004. The youngest species of the aquatic sloth Thalassocnus and a reassessment of the relationships of the nothrothere sloths (Mammalia: Xenarthra). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 24(2): 287–397. DOI: 10.1671/2429a JSTOR Reference page.