Palaeomyrmidon
| Palaeomyrmidon Temporal range: Late Miocene-Pliocene (Chapadmalalan-Montehermosan) ~6.8–3 Ma |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Superorder: | Xenarthra |
| Order: | Pilosa |
| Suborder: | Vermilingua |
| Family: |
Cyclopedidae Pocock, 1924 |
| Genus: |
Palaeomyrmidon Rovereto , 1914 |
| Binomial name | |
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Palaeomyrmidon incomtus Rovereto, 1914 |
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Palaeomyrmidon is an extinct genus of anteater. Its closest living relative is the silky anteater (Cyclopes didactylus). Although the silky anteater is arboreal, Palaeomyrmidon lived on the ground.Palaeomyrmidon is known from a fossil skull that was found in the Andalhuala Formation of Argentina.
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