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Scelidotherium reyesi

Mammalia - Mylodontidae

Taxonomy
Scelidotherium reyesi was named by Hoffstetter (1952). Its type specimen is EPN V. 137, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Scelidotherium reyesi Hoffstetter p. 106 figs. 19-20 and 24-29. Plate I fig 9-10. Plate II fig 7-7a

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
—Folivora
classEufolivoraDelsuc et al. 2001
familyMylodontidaeAmeghino 1889
subfamilyScelidotheriinaeAmeghino 1889
genusScelidotheriumOwen 1839
speciesreyesi

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Scelidotherium reyesi Hoffstetter 1952
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available