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Lestodon

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Pilosa
Subordo: Folivora
Familia: †Mylodontidae
Genus: Lestodon
Species: Lestodon armatus

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Lestodon is an extinct genus of ground sloth from South America. The etymology of the name means "robber tooth." Lestodon is placed as member of the Mylodontidae as indicated by the lobed form of the last tooth in the dentition.

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