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Choloepodinae
Taxonomy
Choloepodinae was named by MacPhee (2001).
It was assigned to Megalonychidae by White and MacPhee (2001), Varela et al. (2019).
It was assigned to Megalonychidae by White and MacPhee (2001), Varela et al. (2019).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2001 | Choloepodinae MacPhee |
| 2001 | Choloepodinae White and MacPhee |
| 2019 | Choloepodinae Varela et al. |
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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.
Subfm. †Choloepodinae MacPhee 2001
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G. †Acratocnus Anthony 1916
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†Acratocnus antillensis Matthew 1931
†Acratocnus odontrigonus Anthony 1916
†Acratocnus ye MacPhee et al. 2001
G. Choloepus Illiger 1811
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Choloepus agustinus Allen 1913
Choloepus andinus Allen 1913
Choloepus capitalis Allen 1913
Choloepus didactylus Linnaeus 1758 [Linnaeus's two toed sloth]
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Invalid names: Choloepus braziliensis Fitzinger 1871 [synonym], Choloepus curi Link 1795 [synonym], Choloepus didactylus columbianus Gray 1871 [synonym], Choloepus florenciae Allen 1913 [synonym], Choloepus guianensis Fitzinger 1871 [synonym], Choloepus napensis Lönnberg 1922 [synonym], Choloepus unau Link 1795 [synonym]
Choloepus hoffmanni Peters 1858 [Hoffmann's two-toed sloth]
G. †Neocnus Arredondo 1961
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†Neocnus comes Miller 1929
†Neocnus dousman MacPhee et al. 2001
†Neocnus gliriformis Matthew 1931
†Neocnus major Arredondo 1961
†Neocnus toupiti MacPhee et al. 2001
Invalid names: Acratocnini Varona 1974 [empty], Choloepodini Gray 1871 [empty], Cubanocnini Varona 1974 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Collections (14 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Pliocene - Pleistocene | Curaçao | Paulocnus petrifactus (176043) | |
| Pleistocene | Cuba | Miocnus antillensis, Microcnus gliriformis (37704) | |
| Pleistocene | Puerto Rico | Acratocnus odontrigonus (78300) | |
| Pleistocene - Holocene | Cuba (Matanzas) | Acratocnus antillensis, Neocnus gliriformis (152870) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Cuba (Mayabeque) | Acratocnus sp., Miocnus antillensis, Microcnus gliriformis (153777) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Dominican Republic (La Altagracia) | Acratocnus sp., Neocnus sp. (232040) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Cuba (Artemisa) | Miocnus antillensis, Microcnus gliriformis (195083) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Dominican Republic (Pedernales) | Acratocnus sp. (186696 186697) Acratocnus sp., Neocnus sp. (186695) Neocnus comes (186694) | |
| Holocene | Peru | Choloepus hoffmanni (21689) | |
| Holocene | Brazil (Districto Agropecura) | Choloepus didactylus (21687) | |
| Holocene | Panama | Choloepus hoffmanni (21691) |