Lakukullus anatisrostratus, gen. et sp. nov., a new massive nothrotheriid sloth (Xenarthra, Pilosa) from the middle Miocene of Bolivia

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• Submitted July 29, 2013; revisions received September 20, 2013; accepted September 22, 2013.
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• Handling editor: Marcelo Sanchez-Villagra.
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