Chubutherium
Extinct genus of ground sloths
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Chubutherium is an extinct genus of ground sloth from the Late Oligocene and Early Miocene of Chubut Province, Argentina.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Pilosa |
| Family: | †Scelidotheriidae |
| Genus: | †Chubutherium Cattoi, 1962 |
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Description
This species of ground sloth was assigned to the family Scelidotheriidae, which was subsequently demoted to subfamily Scelidotheriinae within Mylodontidae, then elevated back to full family status.[1] It is related to the Pleistocene genus, Scelidotherium. It possessed but a few molars, like many other sloths. Only a few specimens have been found in Patagonia. Little material is found of the genus and the taxonomic position is still debated.[2]
