Palaeomyrmidon

Palaeomyrmidon is an extinct genus of anteater. Its closest living relative is the silky anteater (Cyclopes didactylus).^[1] Although the silky anteater is arboreal, Palaeomyrmidon lived on the ground.^[1] Palaeomyrmidon is known from a fossil skull that was found in the Andalhualá Formation of Argentina.^[2][3]

Palaeomyrmidon Temporal range: Late Miocene-Pliocene (Montehermosan-Chapadmalalan) PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Pilosa
Family:	Cyclopedidae
Genus:	†Palaeomyrmidon Rovereto, 1914
Species:	†P. incomtus
Binomial name
†Palaeomyrmidon incomtus Rovereto, 1914