Lestobradys

Lestobradys is an extinct genus of ground sloth (family Mylodontidae), which existed in Uruguay during the Late Miocene period; Huayquerian in the South American land mammal age (SALMA). The type species is L. sprechmanni, found in the Camacho Formation of Uruguay.[1][2]

Lestobradys
Temporal range: Late Miocene (Mayoan-Montehermosan)
~11.6–5.4 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Pilosa
Family:
Mylodontidae
Genus:
Lestobradys

Rinderknecht et al. 2010
Type species
Lestobradys sprechmanni

References
  1. Andrés Rinderknecht; Enrique Bostelmann T.; Daniel Perea; Gustavo Lecuona (2010). "A new genus and species of Mylodontidae (Mammalia: Xenarthra) from the late Miocene of southern Uruguay, with comments on the systematics of the Mylodontinae". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 30 (3): 899–910. doi:10.1080/02724631003757997.
  2. Lestobradys at Fossilworks.org


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