Hiskatherium

<i>Hiskatherium</i>

Hiskatherium

Extinct genus of ground sloths

Hiskatherium is an extinct genus of small ground sloth from the Middle Miocene (Friasian to Mayoan) Honda Group of Bolivia.[1] The type species H. saintandrei was named in 2011 on the basis of a lower jaw. Although it has not been placed in a specific family, Hiskatherium is similar to the extinct sloths Hapalops and Xyophorus.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Hiskatherium at Fossilworks.org
  2. [2]
    Pujos, F.; Iuliis, G. de.; Quispe, B.M. (2011). "Hiskatherium saintandrei, gen. et sp. nov.: an unusual sloth from the Santacrucian of Quebrada Honda (Bolivia) and an overview of middle Miocene, small megatherioids". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 31 (5): 1131–1149. Bibcode:2011JVPal..31.1131P. doi:10.1080/02724634.2011.599463. S2CID 86755668.


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