Cyclopedidae

The Cyclopedidae is a family of anteaters that includes the silky anteater and its extinct relative, Palaeomyrmidon.[1]

Not to be confused with Cyclopygidae.

Cyclopedidae
Temporal range: Pliocene to present
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Pilosa
Suborder: Vermilingua
Family: Cyclopedidae
Pocock, 1924
Genera

References
  1. Gaudin, Timothy J.; Branham, Daniel G. (1998-09-01). "The Phylogeny of the Myrmecophagidae (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Vermilingua) and the Relationship of Eurotamandua to the Vermilingua". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 5 (3): 237–265. doi:10.1023/a:1020512529767. ISSN 1064-7554. S2CID 29173495.


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