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Simomylodon

Mammalia - Mylodontidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Simomylodon Saint-André et al.
2019Simomylodon Boscaini et al.
2019Simomylodon Varela et al.

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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
subfamilyMylodontinaeGill 1872
genusSimomylodon

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.

G. †Simomylodon Saint-André et al. 2010
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Simomylodon uccasamamensis Saint-André et al. 2010
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Invalid names: Pleurolestodon dalenzae Saint-André et al. 2010 [synonym]
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: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Colloncuran to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 15.50000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Colloncuran15.5 - 13.8Bolivia (Oruro) S. uccasamamensis (68477)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Bolivia (Oruro) Pleurolestodon dalenzae (198259)
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.608 - 2.588Argentina (Jujuy) S. sp., S. uccasamamensis (212110)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Peru (Espinar) S. uccasamamensis (231812)
Montehermosan - Chapadmalalan5.0 - 3.0Bolivia (La Paz) S. uccasamamensis (142380)
Montehermosan - Chapadmalalan5.0 - 3.0Bolivia (Oruro) S. uccasamamensis (70643)
Montehermosan - Chapadmalalan5.0 - 3.0Bolivia (Potosí) S. uccasamamensis (68791)
Chapadmalalan4.0 - 3.0Bolivia (Linares) Glossotherium chapadmalensis (71112)