Parent taxon: Mylodontinae according to L. Varela et al. 2019
See also Ameghino 1885, Ameghino 1902, Boscaini et al. 2019, Carroll 1988, Cope 1889, Gaudin 1995, Paula Couto 1956 and Zurita et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Archaeomylodon, Bolivartherium, Glossotherium, Lestobradys, Megabradys, Morotherium, Mylodonopsis, Mylodontini, Oreomylodon, Paramylodon, Pleurolestodon, Prolestodon, Promylodon, Ranculcus, Simomylodon, Stenodon, Strabosodon, Thinobadistes
Subtaxa: Lestodon antiquus Lestodon armatus Lestodon garrachicii Lestodon myloides Lestodon urumaquensis
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (19 collections), Bolivia (4), Brazil (12), Paraguay (2), Uruguay (7)
• Pliocene of Argentina (4)
• Miocene of Venezuela (1)
Total: 49 collections including 51 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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