''Octomylodon'' is an extinct genus of

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of the family Mylodontidae, living during the

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( Huayquerian). Fossil remains of ''Octomylodon'' have been found uniquely in the Ituzaingó Formation, Argentina, South America from 9.0 to 6.8

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, existing for approximately .''Octomylodon''
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Taxonomy

''Octomylodon'' was assigned to Mylodontidae by Carroll (1988).R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698

References

Prehistoric sloths Miocene xenarthrans Miocene genus first appearances Miocene genus extinctions Miocene mammals of South America Huayquerian Neogene Argentina Fossils of Argentina Ituzaingó Formation Fossil taxa described in 1904 Taxa named by Florentino Ameghino {{paleo-mammal-stub