Pelecyodon

Pelecyodon; Temporal range: Early Miocene (Santacrucian); ~17.5–16.3 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
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	Skull of Pelecyodon cristatus
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Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Pilosa
Superfamily:	Megatherioidea
Genus:	†Pelecyodon; Ameghino 1891
Species
	P. arcuatus Ameghino 1891; P. cristatus Ameghino 1894; P. maximus Ameghino 1891; P. petraeus Ameghino 1891; P. robustus Ameghino 1891;

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.^[1]^[2] Further remains have been unearthed in layers likely representing the Pinturas Formation.^[3]

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Pelecyodon Temporal range: Early Miocene (Santacrucian) ~17.5–16.3 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
File:Pelecyodon cristatus.JPG
Skull of Pelecyodon cristatus
Scientific classification Error creating thumbnail:
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Pilosa
Superfamily:	Megatherioidea
Genus:	†Pelecyodon Ameghino 1891
Species
P. arcuatus Ameghino 1891 P. cristatus Ameghino 1894 P. maximus Ameghino 1891 P. petraeus Ameghino 1891 P. robustus Ameghino 1891