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Eufolivora

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Eufolivora was named by Delsuc et al. (2001).

It was assigned to Folivora by Varela et al. (2019).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Eutardigrada Gaudin
2001Eufolivora Delsuc and et al
2019Eufolivora 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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
—Folivora
classEufolivoraDelsuc et al. 2001
classEufolivoraDelsuc et al. 2001

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.

Cl. †Eufolivora Delsuc 2001
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Fm. Bradypodidae Gray 1821
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G. Bradypus Linnaeus 1758
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Bradypus pygmaeus Anderson and Handley 2001 [Pygmy three-toed sloth]
Bradypus torquatus Illiger 1811 [Maned sloth]
Bradypus tridactylus Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Bradypus cuculliger Wagler 1831 [synonym]
Bradypus variegatus Schinz 1825 [brown-throated three-toed sloth]
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Invalid names: Bradypus griseus Gray 1871 [synonym], Bradypus ignavus Goldman 1913 [synonym]
Invalid names: Bradypodina Bonaparte 1850 [empty]
Superfm. †Megatherioidea Gray 1821
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G. †Hiskatherium Pujos et al. 2011
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†Hiskatherium saintandrei Pujos et al. 2011
Fm. †Megalonychidae Gervais 1855
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G. †Amphihapalops Ameghino 1891
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†Amphihapalops cadens Ameghino 1891
†Amphihapalops congermanus Ameghino 1891
†Amphihapalops gallaicus Ameghino 1891
G. †Amphiocnus Kraglievich 1922
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†Amphiocnus paranense Kraglievich 1922
G. †Analcimorphus Ameghino 1891
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†Analcimorphus giganteus Ameghino 1894
†Analcimorphus inversus Ameghino 1891
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 andinus 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
G. †Paulocnus Hooijer 1962
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†Paulocnus petrifactus Hooijer 1962
Invalid names: Acratocnini Varona 1974 [empty], Choloepodini Gray 1871 [empty], Cubanocnini Varona 1974 [empty]
G. †Deseadognathus Carlini and Scillato-Yané 2004
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†Deseadognathus riggsi Carlini and Scillato-Yané 2004
G. †Diheterocnus Kraglievich 1928
G. †Eleutherodon Mercerat 1891
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†Eleutherodon heteroclitus Mercerat 1891
G. †Eucholoeops Amegino 1887
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†Eucholaeops titan Lydekker 1894
†Eucholoeops ingens Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Eucholoeops curtus Ameghino 1894 [synonym], Eucholoeops externus Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Eucholoeops fronto Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Eucholoeops lafonei Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Eucholoeops latirostris Ameghino 1891 [synonym]
†Eucholoeops latifrons Mercerat 1891
†Eucholoeops litoralis Ameghino 1891
†Eucholoeops titans Lyddekker 1894
G. †Eugeronops Ameghino 1891
G. †Geronops Ameghino 1891
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†Geronops circularis Ameghino 1891
G. †Hapalops Ameghino 1887
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†Hapalops adteger Amegino 1887
†Hapalops aguirrei Mercerat 1891
†Hapalops angustipalatus Ameghino 1891
†Hapalops antistis Ameghino 1897
†Hapalops atlanticus Ameghino 1891
†Hapalops australis Mercerat 1891
†Hapalops boulei Mercerat 1891
†Hapalops brachycephalus Ameghino 1894
†Hapalops brevipalatus Ameghino 1891
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Invalid names: Stenocephalus hybridus Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
†Hapalops cilindricus Ameghino 1891
†Hapalops cognathus Mercerat 1891
†Hapalops congermanus Ameghino 1891
†Hapalops crassidens Ameghino 1891
†Hapalops crassignathus Ameghino 1891
†Hapalops crassissimus Ameghino 1894
†Hapalops crassissimus Ameghino 1894
†Hapalops curvus Ameghino 1899
†Hapalops depressipalatus Ameghino 1891
†Hapalops diverssidens Ameghino 1891
†Hapalops elongatus Ameghino 1891
†Hapalops forticulus Ameghino 1891
†Hapalops gracilidens Ameghino 1891
†Hapalops grandaevus Moreno and Mercerat 1891
†Hapalops grandis Ameghino 1894
†Hapalops hyperleptus Ameghino 1891
†Hapalops indifferens Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Stenocephalus australis Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
†Hapalops infernalis Ameghino 1887
†Hapalops latus Ameghino 1894
†Hapalops longiceps Scott 1903
†Hapalops longipalatus Ameghino 1891
†Hapalops minutus Ameghino 1891
†Hapalops platycephalus Scott 1903
†Hapalops ponderosus Scott 1903
†Hapalops primus Ameghino 1894
†Hapalops rectagulidens Ameghino 1891
†Hapalops robustus Ameghino 1891
†Hapalops rostratus Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Xyophorus simus Ameghino 1887 [synonym]
†Hapalops rutimeyeri Ameghino 1891
†Hapalops sectus Ameghino 1891
†Hapalops subcuadratus Ameghino 1891
†Hapalops testudinatus Ameghino 1891
†Hapalops vulpiceps Scott 1903
Invalid names: Stenocephalus Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
G. †Holomegalonyx Scillato-Yané 1979
G. †Hyperleptus Ameghino 1891
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†Hyperleptus garzonianus Ameghino 1891
†Hyperleptus schissognathus Ameghino 1891
†Hyperleptus sectus Ameghino 1891
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Invalid names: Tapinotherium aguirrei Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
Invalid names: Tapinotherium Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
G. †Mecorhinus Ameghino 1894
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†Mecorhinus primus Ameghino 1894
Subfm. †Megalocninae
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G. †Imagocnus MacPhee and Iturralde-Vinent 1994
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†Imagocnus zazae MacPhee and Iturralde-Vincent 1994
G. †Megalocnus Leidy 1868
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†Megalocnus rodens Matthew and Paula Couto 1959
†Megalocnus zile MacPhee et al. 2000
G. †Parocnus Miller 1929
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†Parocnus browni Matthew 1931
†Parocnus serus Miller 1929
Invalid names: Megalocnini Kraglievich 1923 [empty], Mesocnini Varona 1974 [empty]
Subfm. †Megalonychinae Trouessart 1904
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G. †Ahytherium Cartelle et al. 2008
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†Ahytherium aureum Cartelle et al. 2008
Invalid names: Iporangabradyx Dos Santos 1991 [nomen nudum], Iporangabradyx collecti Dos Santos 1991 [nomen nudum]
G. †Australonyx De Iuliis et al. 2009
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†Australonyx aquae De Iuliis et al. 2009
G. †Ereptodon Leidy 1853
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†Ereptodon priscus Leidy 1853
G. †Megalonyx Harlan 1825
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†Megalonyx curvidens Matthew 1924
†Megalonyx cuvieri Lund 1839
†Megalonyx dissimilis Leidy 1855
†Megalonyx gigas Marsh 1874
†Megalonyx jeffersonii Desmarest 1822 [Jefferson's ground sloth]
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Invalid names: Megalonyx brachycephalus Sellards 1941 [synonym], Megalonyx californicus Stock 1913 [synonym], Megalonyx hogani Stovall 1940 [synonym], Megalonyx laqueatus Harlan 1831 [synonym], Megalonyx milleri Lyon 1938 [synonym]
†Megalonyx leidyi Lindahl 1892
†Megalonyx leptostomus Cope 1893
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Invalid names: Megalonyx rohrmani Gustafson 1978 [synonym]
†Megalonyx loxodon Cope 1871
†Megalonyx mathisi Hirschfeld and Webb 1968
†Megalonyx obtusidens Webb and Perrigo 1985
†Megalonyx scalper Cope 1899
†Megalonyx sierrensis Sinclair 1905 [sloth]
†Megalonyx tortulus Cope 1871
†Megalonyx validus Leidy 1868
†Megalonyx wheatleyi Cope 1871
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Invalid names: Megalonyx sphenodon Cope 1871 [synonym]
Invalid names: Megalonyx gracilis Lund 1893 [nomen nudum]
G. †Megistonyx McDonald et al. 2013
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†Megistonyx oreobios McDonald et al. 2013
G. †Pliometanastes Hirschfeld and Webb 1968
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†Pliometanastes protistus Hirschfeld and Webb 1968
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Invalid names: Pliometanastes galushai Hirschfeld and Webb 1968 [synonym]
G. †Sinclairia Ameghino 1912
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†Sinclairia oregoniana Ameghino 1912
G. †Megalonychops Kraglievich 1927
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†Megalonychops primigenius Kraglievich 1926
G. †Megalonychotherium Scott 1904
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G. †Meizonyx Webb and Perrigo 1985
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†Meizonyx salvadorensis Webb and Perrigo 1985
G. †Mesocnus Matthew 1931
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†Mesocnus torrei Matthew 1931
G. †Mesopotamocnus Brandoni 2014
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Subfm. †Metopotherinae Ameghino 1902
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G. †Hapaloides Ameghino 1902
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†Hapaloides ignavus Ameghino 1902
†Hapaloides laeviusculus Ameghino 1902
†Hapaloides ponderosus Ameghino 1902
G. †Proschismotherium Ameghino 1902
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†Proschismotherium oppositum Ameghino 1902
Subfm. †Metopotherini Ameghino 1894
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G. †Adiastemus Ameghino 1894
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†Adiastemus compressidens Ameghino 1894
G. †Metopotherium Ameghino 1891
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†Metopotherium splendens Ameghino 1891
G. †Uranokyrtus Ameghino 1894
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†Uranokyrtus bombifrons Ameghino 1894
G. †Microcnus Matthew 1931
G. †Miocnus Matthew 1931
G. †Nohochichak McDonald et al. 2017
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†Nohochichak xibalbahkah McDonald et al. 2017
G. †Nothropus Burmeister 1882
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†Nothropus carcaranensis Bordas 1942
†Nothropus nordenskioldi Pujos et al. 2007
†Nothropus priscus Burmeister 1882
Subfm. †Ocnopodinae Hoffstetter 1954
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G. †Ocnopus Reinhardt 1875
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†Ocnopus gracilis Lund 1840
Subfm. †Ortotheriinae Ameghino 1889
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G. †Menilaus Ameghino 1891
G. †Ortotherium Ameghino 1885
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†Ortotherium berroi Kraglievich 1932
†Ortotherium laticurvatum Ameghino 1885
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Invalid names: Amphiocnus seneum Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Amphiocnus seneus Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Menilaus affinis Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Ortotherium schlosseri Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Ortotherium scrofum Bordas 1941 [synonym]
†Ortotherium robustum Ameghino 1881
G. †Paranabradys Scillato-Yané 1980
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†Paranabradys vucetichae Scillato-Yané 1980
G. †Paraplanops Ameghino 1891
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†Paraplanops oblongus Ameghino 1891
G. †Pattersonocnus Rincón et al. 2019
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†Pattersonocnus diazgameroi Rincón et al. 2019
G. †Pliomorphus Ameghino 1885
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†Pliomorphus mutilatus Ameghino 1885
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Invalid names: Pliomorphus ameghinoi Kraglievich 1923 [synonym], Pliomorphus brevis Kraglievich 1923 [synonym]
†Pliomorphus robustus Ameghino 1885
G. †Protomegalonyx Kraglievich 1925
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†Protomegalonyx chasicoensis Scillato-Yané 1977
†Protomegalonyx doellojuradoi Kraglievich 1925
†Protomegalonyx praecursor Kraglievich 1925
G. †Pseudhapalops Ameghino 1891
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†Pseudhapalops altiramis Ameghino 1894
†Pseudhapalops forticulus Ameghino 1891
†Pseudhapalops grandis Ameghino 1894
†Pseudhapalops infernalis Ameghino 1887
†Pseudhapalops observationis Ameghino 1891
G. †Pseudortotherium Scillato-Yane 1981
G. †Torcellia Kraglievich 1923
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†Torcellia paranense Kraglievich 1923
G. †Trematherium Ameghino 1887
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†Trematherium nanum Ameghino 1891
G. †Urumacocnus Rincón et al. 2019
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†Urumacocnus urbanii Rincón et al. 2019
G. †Xibalbaonyx Stinnesbeck et al. 2017
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†Xibalbaonyx exinferis Stinnesbeck et al. 2020
†Xibalbaonyx microcaninus Stinnesbeck et al. 2018
†Xibalbaonyx oviceps Stinnesbeck et al. 2017
G. †Zacatzontli McDonald and Carranza-Castañeda 2017
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†Zacatzontli cotobrusensis Valerio et al. 2022
†Zacatzontli tecolotlanensis McDonald and Carranza-Castañeda 2017
Invalid names: Choloepidae Gray 1871 [synonym]
Unr. †Megatheria
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Fm. †Megatheriidae Gray 1821
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G. †Diellipsodon Berg 1899
G. †Eomegatherium Kraglievich 1926
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†Eomegatherium andinum Kraglievich 1930
†Eomegatherium cabrerai Kraglievich 1930
†Eomegatherium nanum Burmeister 1891
Subfm. †Megatheriinae Gill 1872
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G. †Anisodontherium Brandoni and De Iuliis 2007
G. †Diabolotherium Pujos et al. 2007
G. †Eremotherium Spillmann 1948
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Invalid names: Schaubia Hoffstetter 1949 [synonym], Schaubitherium Hoffstetter 1950 [synonym], Xenocnus Paula Couto 1980 [synonym]
G. †Megathericulus Ameghino 1904
G. †Megatheridium Cabrera 1928
G. †Megatheriops Ameghino and Kraglievich 1921
G. †Megatherium Cuvier 1796
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Invalid names: Essonodontherium Ameghino 1884 [synonym], Neoracanthus Ameghino 1889 [synonym], Oracanthus Ameghino 1885 [synonym]
G. †Plesiomegatherium Roth 1911
G. †Pliomegatherium Kraglievich 1930
G. †Proeremotherium Carlini et al. 2006
G. †Pyramiodontherium Rovereto 1914
G. †Sibotherium Rincón et al. 2020
G. †Urumaquia Carlini et al. 2006
Invalid names: Xenocninae Paula Couto 1980 [synonym]
Unr. †Mylomorpha Ameghino 1885
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G. †Interodon Ameghino 1885
G. †Promegatherium Ameghino 1883
Subfm. †Planopinae Ameghino 1887
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G. †Planops Ameghino 1887
G. †Prepoplanops Carlini et al. 2013
G. †Prepotherium Ameghino 1891
Subfm. †Prepotherinae Ameghino 1894
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G. †Prepotheriops Ameghino 1904
G. †Proprepotherium Ameghino 1904
Unr. †Rodimorpha Ameghino 1885
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G. †Diodomus Ameghino 1885
G. †Zamicrus Ameghino 1889
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†Zamicrus admirabilis Ameghino 1889
Invalid names: Megatheriina Bonaparte 1850 [empty]
Fm. †Nothrotheriidae Ameghino 1920
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G. †Mcdonaldocnus Gaudin et al. 2022
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†Mcdonaldocnus bondesioi Scillato-Yané 1979
†Mcdonaldocnus villarroeli Gaudin et al. 2022
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Invalid names: Xyophorus villarroeli St-Andre 1996 [objective synonym]
G. †Neohapalops Kraglievich 1923
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†Neohapalops rothi Kraglievich 1923
Subfm. †Nothrotheriinae Ameghino 1920
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G. †Amphibradys Scillato-Yané and Carlini 1998
G. †Aymaratherium Pujos et al. 2016
G. †Chasicobradys Scillato-Yané et al. 1987
G. †Huilabradys Villarroel 1998
G. †Lakukullus Pujos et al. 2014
G. †Mionothropus De Iuliis et al. 2011
G. †Nothrotheriops Hoffstetter 1954
G. †Nothrotherium Lydekker 1889
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Invalid names: Coelodon Lund [replaced]
G. †Pronothrotherium Ameghino 1907
G. †Xyophorus Ameghino 1887
Subfm. †Thalassocninae Muizon et al. 2004
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G. †Thalassocnus Muizon and McDonald 1995
G. †Pelecyodon Ameghino 1891
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†Pelecyodon arcuatus Ameghino 1891
†Pelecyodon bombifrons Ameghino 1894
†Pelecyodon cristatus Ameghino 1891
†Pelecyodon maximus Ameghino 1891
†Pelecyodon petraeus Ameghino 1891
†Pelecyodon robustus Ameghino 1891
G. †Schismotherium Ameghino 1887
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†Schismotherium binum Amghino 1887
†Schismotherium fractum Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Hapalops ellipticus Ameghino 1887 [synonym], Stenocephalus cognatus Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
†Schismotherium splendens Ameghino 1887
G. †Similhapalops Pujos et al. 2021
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†Similhapalops nivis Pujos et al. 2021
Fm. †Mylodontidae Ameghino 1889
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G. †Chubutherium Cattoi 1962
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†Chubutherium ferelloi Cattoi 1962
Tr. †Lestodontini Gaudin 2004
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G. †Sphenotherus Ameghino 1891
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†Sphenotherus zavaletianus Ameghino 1891
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Invalid names: Sphenotherus paranensis Ameghino 1891 [synonym]
G. †Magdalenabradys Rincón and McDonald 2020
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†Magdalenabradys confusum Hirschfeld 1985
†Magdalenabradys kolossiaia Rincón and McDonald 2020
Subfm. †Mylodontinae Gill 1872
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G. †Archaeomylodon Brambilla and Ibarra 2018
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†Archaeomylodon sampedrinensis Brambilla and Ibarra 2018
G. †Bolivartherium Carlini et al. 2006
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†Bolivartherium codorensis Carlini et al. 2006
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Invalid names: Lestodon codorensis Linares 2004 [replaced]
G. †Glossotherium Owen 1840
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†Glossotherium chapadmalense Kraglievich 1925
†Glossotherium emmersoni Esteban 1988
†Glossotherium garbanii Montellano and Carranza-Castaneda 1981
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Invalid names: Chlamydotherium gigas Lund 1839 [synonym]
†Glossotherium phoenesis Cartelle et al. 2019
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Invalid names: Glossotherium lettsomi Cabrera 1936 [synonym], Mylodon gracilis Burmeister 1865 [synonym], Pseudolestodon lettsomi Gervais and Ameghino 1880 [synonym], Pseudolestodon morenoii Gervais and Ameghino 1880 [synonym], Pseudolestodon myloides Gervais 1855 [synonym]
†Glossotherium tropicorum Hoffstetter 1952
†Glossotherium wegneri Spillmann 1931
Invalid names: Eumylodon Ameghino 1904 [synonym], Pseudolestodon Gervais and Ameghino 1880 [synonym]
G. †Lestobradys Rinderknecht et al. 2010
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†Lestobradys sprechmanni Rinderknecht et al. 2010
G. †Lestodon Gervais 1855
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†Lestodon antiquus Ameghino 1885
†Lestodon armatus Gervais 1855
†Lestodon garrachicii Moreno 1888
†Lestodon myloides Gervais 1855
†Lestodon urumaquensis Linares 2004
G. †Megabradys Scillato-Yané 1981
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†Megabradys darwini Scillato-Yané 1981
G. †Morotherium Marsh 1874
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†Morotherium leptonyx Marsh 1874
G. †Mylodonopsis Cartelle 1991
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†Mylodonopsis ibseni Cartelle 1991
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]
G. †Oreomylodon Hoffstetter 1949
G. †Paramylodon Brown 1903
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†Paramylodon harlani Owen 1840 [Harlan's ground sloth]
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Invalid names: Eubradys antiquus Leidy 1853 [synonym], Megalonyx potens Leidy 1853 [synonym], Mylodon garmani Allen 1913 [synonym], Mylodon harlani tenuiceps Stock 1917 [invalid subgroup], Mylodon sodalis Cope 1878 [synonym], Mylodon tenuceps Stock 1917 [synonym], Oryctotherium missouriense Harlan 1841 [synonym], Oryctotherium oregonense Perkins 1843 [synonym], Paramylodon nebrascensis Brown 1903 [synonym]
G. †Pleurolestodon Rovereto 1914
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†Pleurolestodon acutidens Rovereto 1914
†Pleurolestodon avitus Rovereto 1914
†Pleurolestodon macrodon Rovereto 1914
G. †Prolestodon Kraglievich 1932
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†Prolestodon antiquus Ameghino 1885
†Prolestodon paranensis Ameghino 1889
G. †Promylodon Ameghino 1883
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†Promylodon paranensis Ameghino 1883
G. †Ranculcus Ameghino 1891
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†Ranculcus scalabrinianus Ameghino 1891
G. †Simomylodon Saint-André et al. 2010
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†Simomylodon uccasamamensis Saint-André et al. 2010
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Invalid names: Pleurolestodon dalenzae Saint-André et al. 2010 [synonym]
G. †Stenodon Ameghino 1885
G. †Strabosodon Ameghino 1891
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†Strabosodon acuticavus Ameghino 1891
†Strabosodon obtusicavus Ameghino 1891
G. †Thinobadistes Hay 1919
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†Thinobadistes wetzeli Webb 1989
G. †Nematherium Ameghino 1887
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†Nematherium angulatum Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Nematherium sinuatum Ameghino 1887 [synonym]
†Nematherium auca Ameghino 1891
†Nematherium birdi Simpson 1941
†Nematherium declivum Ameghino 1894
†Nematherium longirostris Ameghino 1891
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Invalid names: Nematherium lavagnanum Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
†Nematherium profundatum Ameghino 1891
G. †Orophodon Ameghino 1894
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†Orophodon hapaloides Ameghino 1894
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]
G. †Paraglossotherium Esteban 1993
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G. †Pseudoprepotherium Hoffstetter 1961
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†Pseudoprepotherium socorrensis Carlini et al. 2006
†Pseudoprepotherium urumaquensis Carlini et al. 2006
†Pseudoprepotherium venezuelanum Hoffstetter 1961
Invalid names: Mirandabradys Carlini et al. 2006 [synonym]
G. †Scelidotheridium Kraglievich 1934
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†Scelidotheridium parodii Kraglievich 1923
Subfm. †Scelidotheriinae Ameghino 1889
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G. †Amnotherium Ameghino 1891
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†Amnotherium aculeatum Ameghino 1894
†Amnotherium declivum Ameghino 1894
†Amnotherium profundatum Ameghino 1891
G. †Analcitherium Ameghino 1891
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†Analcitherium antarticum Ameghino 1891
G. †Catonyx Ameghino 1891
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†Catonyx chiliensis Lydekker 1886
†Catonyx cuvieri Lund 1839
†Catonyx tarijensis Ameghino 1891
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Invalid names: Scelidotherium capellini Gervais and Ameghino 1880 [synonym]
G. †Lymodon Ameghino 1891
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†Lymodon auca Ameghino 1891
†Lymodon perfectus Ameghino 1891
G. †Neonematherium Ameghino 1904
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†Neonematherium flabellatum Ameghino 1904
G. †Proscelidodon Bordas 1935
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†Proscelidodon gracillimus Rovereto 1914
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Invalid names: Elassotherium altirostre Cabrera 1939 [synonym], Proscelidodon almagroi Rovereto 1914 [synonym]
†Proscelidodon patrius Ameghino 1888
†Proscelidodon rothi Kraglievich 1923
Invalid names: Elassotherium Cabrera 1939 [synonym]
G. †Scelidodon Ameghino 1881
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†Scelidodon almagroi Rovereto 1914
†Scelidodon chiliense Lydekker 1886
†Scelidodon chiliensis Lydekker 1886
†Scelidodon gracillimus Rovereto 1914
†Scelidodon patrius Ameghino 1891
†Scelidodon pendolai Rovereto 1914
†Scelidodon piauiensis Guérin and Faure 2004
†Scelidodon rothi Ameghino 1908
†Scelidodon tarijensis Gervais and Ameghino 1880
G. †Scelidotheriops Ameghino 1904
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†Scelidotheriops avunculus Ameghino 1904
G. †Scelidotherium Owen 1839
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†Scelidotherium australis Moreno 1888
†Scelidotherium bravardi Lydekker 1886
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Invalid names: Megalonyx bucklandii Lund 1839 [synonym], Megalonyx minutus Lund 1839 [synonym], Platonyx brongniartii Lund 1842 [synonym], Platonyx owenii Lund 1842 [synonym], Scelidodon wingei Kraglievich 1923 [synonym]
†Scelidotherium elegans Moreno 1888
†Scelidotherium laevidens Moreno and Mercerat 1891
†Scelidotherium modicum Ameghino 1885
†Scelidotherium patrium Ameghino 1888
†Scelidotherium pozzii Moreno 1888
†Scelidotherium reyesi Hoffstetter 1952
†Scelidotherium tarijense Gervais 1855
G. †Sibyllotherium Scillato-Yané and Carlini 1998
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†Sibyllotherium guenguelianum Scillato-Yané and Carlini 1998
G. †Valgipes Gervais 1874
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†Valgipes bucklandi Lund 1839
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Invalid names: Platyonyx bucklandi Lund 1842 [replaced], Valgipes deformis Gervais 1874 [synonym]
Invalid names: Myrmecophaga gigantea Lund 1839 [nomen nudum]
Invalid names: Lestodontinae Ameghino 1888 [empty], Mirandabradys zabasi Carlini et al. 2006 [nomen dubium], Nematheriinae Mercerat 1891 [empty], Urumacotheriinae Negri and Ferigolo 2004 [empty]
Invalid names: Eutardigrada Gaudin 1995 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 80 kgg
Minimum body mass: 40 kgg
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:20:40
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:20:40
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Vizcaíno et al. 2010

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Holocene or 41.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (1022 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9Antarctica Megalonychidae indet. (31173)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Peru Mylodontidae indet. (199563)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Uruguay Scelidodon sp. (176487)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Bolivia Megalonychidae indet., Paroctodontotherium calleorum (95688)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Bolivia (La Paz) Megalonychidae indet. (133611) Octodontotherium sp. (133596) Paroctodontotherium calleorum (142561)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Mendoza) Megalonychidae indet. (176466)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Deseadognathus riggsi (220634) Octodontotherium sp. (50074 176269)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Peru (Loreto) Mylodontidae indet. (176147)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Argentina (Mendoza) Octodontotherium sp., Similhapalops nivis (220946)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Argentina (Santa Cruz) Prepoplanops boleadorensis (204145)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Cuba (Sancti Spiritus) Imagocnus zazae (31183)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (California) Megalonychidae indet. (19376)
Miocene - Pleistocene23.03 - 0.0117Argentina (Santa Cruz) Megatherium sp. (54123)
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Argentina (Chubut) Megalonychidae indet., Hapaloides sp., Proschismotherium sp., Holomegalonyx sp. (141368)
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Peru Pseudoprepotherium sp. (176149)
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Argentina (Mendoza) Mylodontinae indet. (189522) Planopinae indet. (189519 189521)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Chile (Aysén) Hapalops sp. (237483)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Chile (Aisén) Hapalops sp. (71843)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Colombia (La Guajira) Megatheriidae sp. (166506)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Argentina (Chubut) Nematherium sp., Megatherioidea indet. (176205)