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Megatherium bergi

Mammalia - Megatheriidae

Taxonomy
Megatherium bergi was named by Moreno and Mercerat (1891) [From Cabrera 1928: the type is a partial skull with teeth (deformed).]. Its type specimen is MLP 2-66, a set of limb elements (complete pes), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Santa Maria Valley Andalhuala Fm, which is in a Montehermosan/Chapadmalalan terrestrial horizon in the Andalhuala Formation of Argentina.

It was recombined as Pyramiodontherium bergi by Cabrera (1928), Pujos (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. tarijensis, M. uquiensis

Synonyms
  • Pyramiodontherium dubium was named by Rovereto (1914). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Santa Maria Valley Andalhuala Fm, which is in a Montehermosan/Chapadmalalan terrestrial horizon in the Andalhuala Formation of Argentina.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Pyramiodontherium bergi by Cabrera (1928).
  • Megatherium burmeisteri was named by Moreno and Mercerat (1891). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Santa Maria Valley Andalhuala Fm, which is in a Montehermosan/Chapadmalalan terrestrial horizon in the Andalhuala Formation of Argentina.

    It was recombined as Plesiomegatherium burmeisteri by Roth (1911), Rovereto (1914); it was synonymized subjectively with Pyramiodontherium bergi by Cabrera (1928).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Megatherium bergi Moreno and Mercerat
1911Plesiomegatherium burmeisteri Roth
1914Pyramiodontherium dubium Rovereto p. 89 figs. Fig. 44
1914Plesiomegatherium burmeisteri Rovereto p. 90
1928Pyramiodontherium bergi Cabrera
2006Pyramiodontherium bergi Pujos

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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
superfamilyMegatherioideaGray 1821
—Megatheria
familyMegatheriidae()
subfamilyMegatheriinaeGill 1872
genusMegatheriumCuvier 1796
speciesbergiMoreno and Mercerat 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.

†Megatherium bergi Moreno and Mercerat 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, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Montehermosan to the top of the Chapadmalalan or 5.00000 to 3.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Montehermosan - Chapadmalalan5.0 - 3.0Argentina (Catamarca) Megatherium bergi (type locality: 157795)