Mylodonopsis

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Mylodonopsis
Temporal range: Late Pleistocene
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Pilosa
Family: Mylodontidae
Subfamily: Mylodontinae
Genus: Mylodonopsis
Cartelle 1991
Type species
Mylodonopsis ibseni
Cartelle 1991

Mylodonopsis is an extinct genus of ground sloth, containing a single species, Mylodonopsis ibseni from the Late Pleistocene of Brazil. It is a member of the family Mylodontidae. Although only known from fragmentary remains, it has been proposed to be closely related to Mylodon.[1] It is suggested to have been a mixed feeder (both browsing and grazing).[2]

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