Octomylodon

Octomylodon Temporal range: Miocene–Pleistocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Conservation status
Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Superorder:	Xenarthra
Order:	Pilosa
Family:	†Mylodontidae
Genus:	Octomylodon

Octomylodon is an extinct genus of actively mobile ground sloth of the family Mylodontidae living during the Miocene-Pleistocene. The family Mylodontidae lived in North America and South America from 23 mya—11,000 years ago, existing for approximately 22.89 million years.^[1]

Taxonomy

Octomylodon was assigned to Mylodontidae by Carroll (1988).^[2]

References

1. ^ PaleoBiology Database: Octomylodon, basic info
2. ^ R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698