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Scelidodon tarijensis

Mammalia - Mylodontidae

Taxonomy
Scelidodon tarijensis was named by Gervais and Ameghino (1880).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Scelidodon tarijensis Gervais and Ameghino

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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
subfamilyScelidotheriinaeAmeghino 1889
genusScelidodonAmeghino 1881
speciestarijensisGervais and Ameghino 1880

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.

†Scelidodon tarijensis Gervais and Ameghino 1880
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Piacenzian to the top of the Ensenadan or 3.60000 to 0.40000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Argentina (Santa Fe) Scelidodon tarijensis (204258)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Bolivia (La Paz) Scelidodon tarijensis (70653)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Bolivia (Tarija ) Scelidodon tarijensis (70673)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Scelidodon tarijensis (212462)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Argentina (Buenos Aires) Scelidodon tarijensis (147999 210228)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina Scelidodon tarijensis (204208)