Octodontotherium

Octodontotherium Temporal range: Late Oligocene (Deseadan) ~29–23 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Octodontotherium crassidens fossil
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Pilosa
Family:	†Mylodontidae
Genus:	†Octodontotherium Ameghino, 1894
Species
O. crassidens O. grandae

Octodontotherium is an extinct genus of ground sloth of the family Mylodontidae, endemic to South America during the Late Oligocene (Deseadan). It lived from 29 to 23 Mya, existing for approximately 6 million years.^[1]

Fossil distribution is exclusive to Santa Cruz Province, Argentina (Deseado and Sarmiento Formations) and Bolivia (Salla Formation).^[1]