Eurotamandua joresi Storch, 1981
Mammalia
Eutheria
Afrotheria
Afredentata
Eurotamanduidae
Eocene
Messel Pit
Germany
Length: 90 cm
Eurotamandua resembles modern arboreal anteaters (Tamandua) and probably shared the same ecological niche. However, it may belong to an entirely different group, the Afredentata, and the resemblance would therefore be the result of convergent evolution.
November 22, 2014
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