Orophodon

Orophodon is an extinct genus of ground sloth of the family Mylodontidae, endemic to Argentina, South America.^[1]

Orophodon Temporal range: Late Oligocene (Deseadan) ~28.0–23.0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Pilosa
Family:	†Mylodontidae
Genus:	†Orophodon Ameghino, 1894
Species:	†O. hapaloides
Binomial name
†Orophodon hapaloides Ameghino, 1894

Tooth of an Orophodon

Taxonomy

Orophodon was named by Florentino Ameghino in 1894. It was assigned to Mylodontidae by Carroll in 1988.^[2][3]

Palaeoecology

O. hapaloides was a generalist herbivore able to feed on a wide variety of different plants.^[4]