Alternative combinations: Eumylodon robustus, Glossotherium robustus, Mylodon robustus
Synonyms: Glossotherium lettsomi Cabrera 1936, Mylodon gracilis Burmeister 1865, Pseudolestodon gracilis Burmeister 1865, Pseudolestodon lettsomi Gervais and Ameghino 1880, Pseudolestodon morenoii Gervais and Ameghino 1880, Pseudolestodon myloides Gervais 1855
Belongs to Glossotherium according to R. K. McAfee 2009
See also Ameghino 1889, Ameghino 1904, Fernicola et al. 2009, Gervais and Ameghino 1880, Hoffstetter 1954, Lydekker 1894 and McDonald and Naples 2007
Sister taxa: Glossotherium chapadmalense, Glossotherium domesticum, Glossotherium emmersoni, Glossotherium garbanii, Glossotherium giganteum, Glossotherium phoenesis, Glossotherium tropicorum, Glossotherium wegneri, Eumylodon incertus, Eumylodon bonaerensis, Pseudolestodon injunctus, Pseudolestodon tarijensis
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Average measurements (in mm): femur diameter 61.0, humerus diameter 55.3, radius diameter 56.5, tibia diameter 69.0
Estimated body mass: 877.7 kg based on femur diameter, humerus diameter, and tibia diameter
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (15 collections), Bolivia (1), Brazil (8), Paraguay (1), Peru (1), United States (1: Texas), Uruguay (2)
Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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