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Eomegatherium nanum

Osteichthyes - Megatheriidae

Taxonomy
Eomegatherium nanum was named by Burmeister (1891).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Eomegatherium nanum Burmeister

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
—Folivora
classEufolivoraDelsuc et al. 2001
superfamilyMegatherioideaGray 1821
—Megatheria
familyMegatheriidae()
genusEomegatheriumKraglievich 1926
speciesnanumBurmeister 1891

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.

†Eomegatherium nanum Burmeister 1891
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-22 16:27:04
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:30:14
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Huayquerian or 8.00000 to 5.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Entre Rios) Eomegatherium nanum (55600)