Palaeomyrmidon
Extinct genus of anteaters
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Palaeomyrmidon is an extinct genus of anteater. Its closest living relative is the silky anteater (Cyclopes didactylus).[1] Although the silky anteater is arboreal, Palaeomyrmidon lived on the ground.[1] Palaeomyrmidon is known from a fossil skull that was found in the Andalhualá Formation of Argentina.[2][3]
| Palaeomyrmidon Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Pilosa |
| Family: | Cyclopedidae |
| Genus: | †Palaeomyrmidon Rovereto, 1914 |
| Species: | †P. incomtus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Palaeomyrmidon incomtus Rovereto, 1914 | |
