Protamandua
Extinct genus of mammals
Protamandua is an extinct genus of anteaters. Its closest living relatives are the giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) and tamanduas (genus Tamandua). Fossils of Protamandua are restricted to the Santa Cruz Formation of Argentina. It may have been a common ancestor of Myrmecophaga and Tamandua.
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- Protamandua rothi.jpg by Division of Vertebrate Paleontology, Yale Peabody Museum, CC0
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