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| fossil_range = Early to Late [[Pleistocene]], {{fossil range|0.781|0.012|latest=0.008}} |
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*[http://fossilworks.org/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=137589 Fossilworks: Ahytherium] |
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| Ahytherium Temporal range: Early to Late Pleistocene,
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| Genus: | †Ahytherium
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| Species: | †Ahytherium aureum
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| †Ahytherium aureum Cartelle, 2008
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Ahytherium is an extinct genus of megalonychid sloth found in Brazil. The shape of the tail of Ahytherium indicates that it may have been a skilled swimmer, like the marine Thalassocnus.[1]
Discovery and taxonomy
The almost-complete fossil of Ahytherium was discovered in Chapada Diamantina National Park in 2005. It was described by Castor Cartelle of Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais.[2] The bones, which had a length of about 3 feet when put together, belong to an animal which was still growing.