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Archaeomylodon sampedrinensis

Mammalia - Mylodontidae

Taxonomy
Archaeomylodon sampedrinensis was named by Brambilla and Ibarra (2018). Its type specimen is MPS 119, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cantera Iglesias, which is in an Ensenadan terrestrial carbonate in the Ensenada Formation of Argentina. It is the type species of Archaeomylodon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Archaeomylodon sampedrinensis Brambilla and Ibarra
2019Archaeomylodon sampedrinensis Brambilla and Ibarra

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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
genusArchaeomylodon
speciessampedrinensis

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.

Archaeomylodon sampedrinensis Brambilla and Ibarra 2018
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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: Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Ensenadan to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 1.75000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Argentina (Buenos Aires) Archaeomylodon sampedrinensis (type locality: 212473)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina Archaeomylodon sampedrinensis (213470)