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Mylodon darwini

Mammalia - Mylodontidae

Taxonomy
Mylodon darwini was named by Owen (1839). Its type specimen is NHMUK M-16617, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Punta Alta (visited by Darwin during the HMS Beagle voyage), which is in a Lujanian terrestrial conglomerate in Argentina. It is the type species of Mylodon.

Synonyms
  • Gnathopsis oweni was named by Leidy (1852) [Owen (1840) assigned a mandible collected by Darwin at Punta Alta (Buenos Aires Province) to this species].

    It was synonymized subjectively with Mylodon darwini by Kraglievich (1928).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Mylodon darwini Owen
1852Gnathopsis oweni Leidy

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
—Folivora
classEufolivoraDelsuc et al. 2001
familyMylodontidaeAmeghino 1889
subfamilyMylodontinaeGill 1872
tribeMylodontiniSaint-Andre 1994
genusMylodonOwen 1859
speciesdarwiniOwen 1839

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.

†Mylodon darwini Owen 1839
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Invalid names: Gnathopsis oweni Leidy 1852 [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: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Lujanian or 0.77400 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Mylodon darwini (212460 212462 212463 212469)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Bolivia Mylodon darwini (212468)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Argentina (Buenos Aires) Mylodon darwini (212461)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Bolivia Mylodon darwini (71322)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Entre Ríos) Mylodon darwini (203956 212459)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Cordoba) Mylodon darwini (197920)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Buenos Aires) Mylodon darwini (212465)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Santa Cruz) Mylodon darwini (171151)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina Mylodon darwini, Gnathopsis oweni (type locality: 204208)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Sante Fé) Mylodon darwini (189512)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Bolivia (Chuquisaca) Mylodon darwini (70704)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Chile Mylodon darwini (225571)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Mylodon darwini (212464)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Mylodon darwini (147598)