Megatherium sp.

Verger, Kévin Le, 2023, Xenarthrans of the collection of Santiago Roth from the Pampean Region of Argentina (Pleistocene), in Zurich, Switzerland, Swiss Journal of Palaeontology (3) 142 (1), pp. 1-39 : 28

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-023-00265-7
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treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Megatherium sp.
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Treatment

Megatherium sp.

Referred material: One metacarpal bone, and three cranial fragments including the premaxilla, a descending process of the jugal, and an incomplete right neurocranium including the middle ear ossicles: PIMUZ A/ V 480

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Comment: PIMUZ A/V 480 appears to be slightly smaller in size than the cranium of PIMUZ A/V 479 but its fragmentary condition prevents from reaching solid conclusions. Te descending process of the jugal of this specimen presents a less mediolaterally flattened shape at the tip of the process, in contrast to M. americanum . Despite this minor difference, potentially impacted by taphonomy, I prefer to assign PIMUZ A/V 480 to Megatherium sp. pending a complete revision of the genus.