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Neotamandua borealis

Extinct species of mammal

Extinct species of mammal

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Neotamandua borealis is an extinct species of anteater. Fossils were found in the Honda Group at the Konzentrat-Lagerstätte of La Venta, Colombia. It was suggested to be an ancestor of the giant anteater, and is also related to the tamanduas.

Description

Neotamandua borealis foraged on social insects such as ants and termites. It was both arboreal and terrestrial. It weighed between 10 and.

References

References

  1. Hirschfeld, S.E.. (1976). "A New Fossil Anteater ( Edentata , Mammalia ) from Colombia , S . A . and Evolution of the Vermilingua". Journal of Paleontology.
  2. The species was described by Hirschfeld in 1976.[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=249479 ''Neotamandua borealis''] at [[Fossilworks]].org
  3. (1997). "Mammals and rainfall: paleoecology of the middle Miocene at La Venta (Colombia, South America)".
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