Named By: | A. Rinderknecht, E. Bostelmann, D. Perea and G. Lecuona in 2010 |
Time Period: | Late Miocene (Mayoan-Montehermosan)~11.6-5.4 Ma |
Location: | Uruguay - Camacho Formation |
Size: | Unavailable |
Diet: | Herbivore |
Fossil(s): | Partial remains |
Classification: | | Chordata | Mammalia | Theria | Eutheria | Xenarthra | Mylodontidae | |
Lestobradys is an extinct genus of ground sloth (family Mylodontidae), which existed in Uruguay during the Late Miocene period; Huayquerian in the South American land mammal age (SALMA). The type species is L. sprechmanni, found in the Camacho Formation of Uruguay.