- Thalassocnus
Taxobox
name = "Thalassocnus"
fossil_range = LateMiocene to LatePliocene
image_width = 270 px
image_caption = "Thalassocnus" skeleton,Muséum national d'histoire naturelle , Paris
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Mammal ia
subclassis =Theria
infraclassis =Eutheria
superordo =Xenarthra
ordo =Pilosa
familia = †Megatheriidae
subfamilia = †Nothrotheriinae
genus = †"Thalassocnus"
genus_authority = de Muizon & McDonald, 1995
subdivision_ranks =Species
subdivision =
*†"Thalassocnus antiquus "
*†"Thalassocnus natans "
*†"Thalassocnus littoralis "
*†"Thalassocnus carolomartini "
*†"Thalassocnus yaucensis " Thalassocnus is an extinct genus of aquaticsloth from theMiocene andPliocene ofSouth America .References
*William F. Perrin, Bernd Wursig, and J. G.M. Thewissen. Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals, Pg.72.
* 2002. The cranial anatomy of Thalassocnus (Xenarthra, Mammalia), a derived nothrothere form the Neogene of the Pisco Formation (Peru). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 22(2): 349-365.
* 1995. An aquatic sloth from the Pliocene of Peru. Nature, London 375: 224-227.
* "World Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures: The Ultimate Visual Reference To 1000 Dinosaurs And Prehistoric Creatures Of Land, Air And Sea ... And Cretaceous Eras (World Encyclopedia)" by Dougal DixonLinks
* [http://www.bioone.org/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1671%2F2429b&ct=1 BIOONE Online Journals - THE EVOLUTION OF FEEDING ADAPTATIONS OF THE AQUATIC SLOTH THALASSOCNUS]
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