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Sibyllotherium guenguelianum

Mammalia - Mylodontidae

Taxonomy
Sibyllotherium guenguelianum was named by Scillato-Yané and Carlini (1998). Its type specimen is MLP 90-XII-31-5, a partial skull (cráneo parcial con cinco molariformes preservados y los alvéolos de los cinco restantes; hemimandíbula derecha parcial con los alvéolos de cuatro molariformes, ), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cerro Guenguel, which is in a Mayoan terrestrial horizon in the Río Mayo Formation of Argentina. It is the type species of Sibyllotherium.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Sibyllotherium guenguelianum Scillato-Yané and Carlini

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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
genusSibyllotherium
speciesguenguelianum

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.

Sibyllotherium guenguelianum Scillato-Yané and Carlini 1998
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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 16:27:29
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:30:22
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Mayoan or 11.00000 to 10.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mayoan11.0 - 10.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Sibyllotherium guenguelianum (type locality: 141933)