Scelidotheriumn.
/ˌsɛlɪdəʊˈθɪərɪəm/ Palaeontology.
A genus of megatherioid edentate mammals. Also anglicized ˈscelidoˌthere n. an animal of this genus.
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1840 Owen in Zool. Beagle i. 75 The teeth, however, are fewer in the Scelidothere than in any Armadillo.
1847 D. T. Ansted Anc. World xv. 369 The Scelidotherium..differs rather more from the Megatheroid type than either the Mylodon or Megalonyx... In all important points however..the Scelidothere and the Megatherium are so closely analogous that they hardly admit of a separate description.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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