Pelecyodon
Sign in to savePelecyodon is an extinct genus of ground sloths from the Early Miocene (Santacrucian) of South America.
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- Pelecyodon
- start time
- 17500000-0
- end time
- 16300000-0
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Pelecyodon is an extinct genus of ground sloths from the Early Miocene (Santacrucian) of South America.
== Distribution == Fossils have been found in the Santa Cruz Formation in Argentina. Further remains have been unearthed in layers likely representing the Pinturas Formation.
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Nothrotheriidae
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