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Paramylodon harlani (Harlan's ground sloth)

Osteichthyes - Mylodontidae

Taxonomy

Megalonyx harlani was named by Owen (1840).

It was recombined as Mylodon harlani by Owen (1859), Leidy (1860), Lydekker (1887), Hay (1902), Stock (1918), Hay (1930), Elftman (1931); it was recombined as Glossotherium harlani by Kurten and Anderson (1980); it was recombined as Paramylodon harlani by Kraglievich (1928), Schultz (1938), Hibbard (1955), Hibbard and Taylor (1960), Lundelius (1972), McDonald (1995), Hulbert and Pratt (1998), McDonald et al. (2004), McAfee (2009).

Subspecies

Mylodon harlani tenuiceps

Synonyms

Eubradys antiquus was named by Leidy (1853). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Mylodon harlani by Leidy (1860), Hay (1902); it was synonymized subjectively with Paramylodon harlani by McDonald (1995).
Megalonyx potens was named by Leidy (1853).

It was synonymized subjectively with Paramylodon harlani by McDonald (1995).
Mylodon garmani was named by Allen (1913).

It was synonymized subjectively with Glossotherium harlani by Kurten and Anderson (1980); it was synonymized subjectively with Paramylodon harlani by Lundelius (1972), McDonald (1995), McAfee (2009).
Mylodon sodalis was named by Cope (1878). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Mylodon harlani by Elftman (1931); it was synonymized subjectively with Glossotherium harlani by Kurten and Anderson (1980); it was synonymized subjectively with Paramylodon harlani by Stock (1925), Gazin (1935), McDonald (1995).
Mylodon tenuceps was named by Stock (1917).

It was recombined as Mylodon harlani tenuiceps by Stock (1917), Hay (1930); it was synonymized subjectively with Mylodon harlani by Stock (1925); it was synonymized subjectively with Paramylodon harlani by McDonald (1995), McDonald et al. (2004).
Oryctotherium missouriense was named by Harlan (1841).

It was synonymized subjectively with Mylodon harlani by Hay (1902); it was synonymized subjectively with Paramylodon harlani by McDonald (1995).
Oryctotherium oregonense was named by Perkins (1843).

It was synonymized subjectively with Paramylodon harlani by McDonald (1995).
Paramylodon nebrascensis was named by Brown (1903) [genotype].

It was synonymized subjectively with Mylodon harlani by Stock (1914), Hay (1930), Johnston (1937); it was synonymized subjectively with Glossotherium harlani by Kurten and Anderson (1980); it was synonymized subjectively with Paramylodon harlani by Lundelius (1972), McDonald (1995), McAfee (2009).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1840	Megalonyx harlani Owen
1841	Oryctotherium missouriense Harlan
1843	Oryctotherium oregonense Perkins
1853	Megalonyx potens Leidy
1853	Enbradys antiquus Leidy p. 241
1853	Eubradys antiquus Leidy p. 241
1859	Mylodon harlani Owen
1860	Mylodon harlani Leidy p. 111
1878	Mylodon sodalis Cope
1887	Mylodon harlani Lydekker
1902	Mylodon harlani Hay p. 579
1902	Mylodon sodalis Hay p. 579
1903	Paramylodon nebrascensis Brown
1913	Mylodon garmani Allen
1917	Mylodon harlani tenuiceps Stock
1917	Mylodon tenuceps Stock
1918	Mylodon harlani Stock
1928	Paramylodon harlani Kraglievich
1930	Mylodon garmani Hay p. 412
1930	Mylodon harlani Hay p. 412
1930	Mylodon harlani tenuiceps Hay p. 414
1930	Mylodon sodalis Hay p. 414
1931	Mylodon harlani Elftman p. 12
1938	Paramylodon harlani Schultz
1955	Paramylodon harlani Hibbard
1960	Paramylodon harlani Hibbard and Taylor
1972	Paramylodon harlani Lundelius, Jr.
1980	Glossotherium harlani Kurten and Anderson p. 143
1995	Paramylodon harlani McDonald
1998	Paramylodon harlani Hulbert, Jr. and Pratt
2004	Paramylodon harlani McDonald et al. p. 231
2009	Paramylodon harlani McAfee p. 889

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
class	Osteichthyes
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
subclass	Synapsida
—	Therapsida	()

Rank	Name	Author
infraorder	Cynodontia	()
—	Mammaliamorpha
—	Mammaliaformes
class	Mammalia
—	Cladotheria
—	Zatheria
subclass	Tribosphenida	()
subclass	Theria
—	Eutheria	()
—	Placentalia
—	Americatheria
—	Xenarthra	()
infraorder	Pilosa	Flower 1883
—	Folivora
—	Eufolivora
family	Mylodontidae	Ameghino 1889
subfamily	Mylodontinae	Gill 1872
genus	Paramylodon	Brown 1903
species	harlani	(Owen 1840)

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.

†Paramylodon harlani Owen 1840 [Harlan's ground sloth]

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Invalid names: Eubradys antiquus Leidy 1853 [synonym], Megalonyx potens Leidy 1853 [synonym], Mylodon garmani Allen 1913 [synonym], Mylodon harlani tenuiceps Stock 1917 [invalid subgroup], Mylodon sodalis Cope 1878 [synonym], Mylodon tenuceps Stock 1917 [synonym], Oryctotherium missouriense Harlan 1841 [synonym], Oryctotherium oregonense Perkins 1843 [synonym], Paramylodon nebrascensis Brown 1903 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available