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Orophodontinae

Mammalia - Mylodontidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Orophodontinae Hoffstetter
2019Orophodontinae Varela et al.

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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
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
—Folivora
classEufolivoraDelsuc et al. 2001
familyMylodontidaeAmeghino 1889
subfamilyOrophodontinaeHoffstetter 1954
subfamilyOrophodontinaeHoffstetter 1954

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. †Orophodontinae Hoffstetter 1954
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G. †Baraguatherium Rincón et al. 2016
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†Baraguatherium takumara Rincón et al. 2016
G. †Brievabradys Villarroel 2000
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†Brievabradys laventensis Villarroel 2000
G. †Octodontobradys Santos et al. 1993
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†Octodontobradys puruensis Santos et al. 1993
G. †Octodontotherium Ameghino 1894
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†Octodontotherium crassidens Ameghino 1897
†Octodontotherium grandae Ameghino 1894
G. †Octomylodon Ameghino 1904
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†Octomylodon aversus Ameghino 1904
†Octomylodon robertoscagliai Scillato-Yané 1977
G. †Paroctodontotherium Shockey and Anaya 2011
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†Paroctodontotherium calleorum Shockey and Anaya 2011
G. †Urumacotherium Bocquentin-Villanueva 1983
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†Urumacotherium campbelli Frailey 1986
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Invalid names: Eomilodon amazonocidentalis Bocquentin and Guilherme 1999 [synonym]
†Urumacotherium garciai Bocquentin-Villanueva 1984
Invalid names: Eomilodon Bocquentin and Guilherme 1999 [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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Tortonian or 28.40000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Octodontotherium sp. (50074 176269)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Bolivia (La Paz) Octodontotherium sp. (133596) Paroctodontotherium calleorum (142561)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Bolivia Paroctodontotherium calleorum (95688)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Argentina (Mendoza) Octodontotherium sp. (220946)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Venezuela (Lara) Baraguatherium takumara (175185)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Peru Octodontobradys sp. (176143)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia (Huila) Brievabradys laventensis (187738 188253)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Peru (Ucayali) Urumacotherium sp. (144793)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Brazil (Acre) Stenodon campbelli, Urumacotherium campbelli, Octodontobradys puruensis (55602) Urumacotherium sp., Urumacotherium garciai, Urumacotherium campbelli (136717)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Brazil (Amazonas) Octodontobradys puruensis (67386)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Entre Rios) Octomylodon aversus (55600)
Huayquerian - Montehermosan8.0 - 3.8Brazil (Acre) Octodontobradys sp. (203709)