Palaeomyrmidon is an extinct genus of anteater. Its closest living relative is the silky anteater (Cyclopes didactylus).[1] Although the silky anteater is arboreal, Palaeomyrmidon lived on the ground.[1] Palaeomyrmidon is known from a fossil skull that was found in the Andalhualá Formation of Argentina.[2][3]
References
- ^ a b "Palaeomyrmidon". Paleontology Database. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
- ^ "Neotamandua". Paleontology Database. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
- ^ Rovereto, Cayetano. 1914. Los estratos Araucanos y sus fósiles. Anales del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Buenos Aires 25: 1-247.
