Neotamandua borealis

Neotamandua borealis; Temporal range: Mid Miocene (Laventan); ~13.8–11.8 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Pilosa
Family:	Myrmecophagidae
Genus:	†Neotamandua
Species:	†N. borealis
Binomial name
	†Neotamandua borealis; Hirschfeld, 1976

Neotamandua borealis is an extinct species of anteater. Fossils were found in the Honda Group at the Konzentrat-Lagerstätte of La Venta, Colombia. It was suggested to be an ancestor of the giant anteater, and is also related to the tamanduas. The species was described by Hirschfeld in 1976.

Description

Neotamandua borealis foraged on social insects such as ants and termites. It was both arboreal and terrestrial. It weighed between 10 and 100 kilograms (22 and 220 lb).

References

1 2 Hirschfeld, S.E. (1976). "A New Fossil Anteater (Edentata, Mammalia) from Colombia, S . A . and Evolution of the Vermilingua". Journal of Paleontology. 50 (3): 419–432. JSTOR 1303522. Retrieved 2012-07-23.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ Neotamandua borealis at Fossilworks.org
1 2 3 Kay, R.F. & Madden, R.H. (1997). "Mammals and rainfall: paleoecology of the middle Miocene at La Venta (Colombia, South America)" (PDF). Journal of Human Evolution (FTP). pp. 170–171. Bibcode:1997JHumE..32..161K. doi:10.1006/jhev.1996.0104. PMID 9061556. Retrieved 2012-07-23.^{[dead ftp link]} (To view documents see Help:FTP)

[fossil-1] 1 2 Hirschfeld, S.E. (1976). "A New Fossil Anteater (Edentata, Mammalia) from Colombia, S . A . and Evolution of the Vermilingua". Journal of Paleontology. 50 (3): 419–432. JSTOR 1303522. Retrieved 2012-07-23.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[FWNeotamanduaBorealis-2] Neotamandua borealis at Fossilworks.org

[miocene-3] 1 2 3 Kay, R.F. & Madden, R.H. (1997). "Mammals and rainfall: paleoecology of the middle Miocene at La Venta (Colombia, South America)" (PDF). Journal of Human Evolution (FTP). pp. 170–171. Bibcode:1997JHumE..32..161K. doi:10.1006/jhev.1996.0104. PMID 9061556. Retrieved 2012-07-23.^{[dead ftp link]} (To view documents see Help:FTP)