Chubutherium

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Xenarthra
Family: Mylodontidae
Genus: Chubutherium
Species: S. leptocephalum
               S. parodii
Conservation Status: Extinct
Temporal Range: Oligocene - Mid Miocene

Chubutherium ferelloii is an extinct species of ground sloth. They first appeared in the Oligocene and died out during the Middle Miocene. It is related to the Pleistocene genus, Scelidotherium. Only a few specimens have been found in Patagonia.