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Mylodontini

Mammalia - Mylodontidae

Taxonomy
Mylodontini was named by Saint-Andre (1994).

It was assigned to Mylodontinae by Saint-Andre (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Mylodontini Saint-Andre

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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
tribeMylodontiniSaint-Andre 1994
tribeMylodontiniSaint-Andre 1994

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.

Tr. †Mylodontini Saint-Andre 1994
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G. †Glossotheridium Kraglievich 1934
G. †Glossotheriopsis Scillato-Yané 1976
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†Glossotheriopsis pascuali Scillato-Yané 1976
G. †Kiyumylodon Rinderknecht et al. 2007
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†Kiyumylodon lecuonai Rinderknecht et al. 2007
G. †Mylodon Owen 1859
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†Mylodon ambiguus Ameghino 1885
†Mylodon darwini Owen 1839
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Invalid names: Gnathopsis oweni Leidy 1852 [synonym]
†Mylodon martinii Moreno 1888
†Mylodon paranensis Ameghino 1883
†Mylodon renidens Cope 1895
†Mylodon sulcidens Cope 1895
Invalid names: Eubradys [synonym], Grypotherium [synonym], Neomylodon Ameghino 1898 [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, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Santacrucian to the top of the Holocene or 17.50000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (58 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) Mylodon sp. (176565)
Colloncuran15.5 - 13.8Argentina (Río Negro) Glossotheriopsis pascuali (140637)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia (Huila) Glossotheriopsis pascuali (143795 186608 186627 186628 186664 186787 187945 187946 187949 187968)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia Glossotheriopsis pascuali (117981)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Uruguay (San José) Kiyumylodon lecuonai (79347)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Catamarca) Glossotheriopsis sp. (198540)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Catamarca) Glossotheriopsis sp. (198553)
Chapadmalalan4.0 - 3.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Glossotheridium sp. (199154)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Texas) Mylodon sp. (191451)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Megalonychidae indet. (207446) Mylodon sp. (207454 207456)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Paraguay Mylodon sp. (71292 191113)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Washington) Mylodon sp. (235058)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Bolivia Mylodon darwini (212468)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Mississippi) Mylodon sp. (161194)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Mylodon darwini (212460 212462 212463) Mylodon darwinii, Mylodon darwini (212469) Mylodon sp. (71315)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Louisiana) Mylodon harlanii, Mylodon renidens, Mylodon sulcidens (161952)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Argentina (Buenos Aires) Mylodon darwini (212461) Mylodon sp. (199170)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Bolivia Mylodon darwini (71322)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Entre Ríos) Mylodon darwini (203956 212459)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Santa Cruz) Mylodon darwini (171151)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Cordoba) Mylodon darwini (197920)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Sante Fé) Mylodon darwini (189512)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Buenos Aires) Mylodon darwini (212465)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina Mylodon darwini, Gnathopsis oweni (204208)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Bolivia (Chuquisaca) Mylodon darwini (70704)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina Mylodon darwinii (213470)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Mylodon darwini (147598)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Chile Mylodon darwini (225571) Mylodon listai (71341 71342 71344)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Chile (Magallanes) Mylodon sp. (141367)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Mendoza) Mylodon listai (71311)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Santa Cruz) Mylodon sp. (73844)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Guatemala (Peten) Mylodon sp. (71312)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Mylodon sp. (104046)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Mylodon darwini (212464)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Chile Mylodon listai (71340)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Chile (Ultima Esperanza) Mylodon darwinii (151088)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina Mylodon listai (71343)