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Machlydotherium
Taxonomy
Machlydotherium was named by Ameghino (1902). Its type is Machlydotherium asperum.
It was assigned to Chlamydotheriidae by Ameghino (1902); to Dasypodidae by Simpson (1948), Carroll (1988); and to Pampatheriidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).
It was assigned to Chlamydotheriidae by Ameghino (1902); to Dasypodidae by Simpson (1948), Carroll (1988); and to Pampatheriidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1902 | Machlydotherium Ameghino p. 52 |
| 1948 | Machlydotherium Simpson |
| 1988 | Machlydotherium Carroll |
| 1997 | Machlydotherium McKenna and Bell p. 86 |
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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.
G. †Machlydotherium Ameghino 1902
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†Machlydotherium asperum Ameghino 1902
†Machlydotherium ater Ameghino 1902
†Machlydotherium intortum Ameghino 1902
†Machlydotherium sparsum Ameghino 1902
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: base of the Mustersan to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 48.00000 to 27.30000 Ma
Collections (8 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mustersan | Argentina (Chubut) | M. asperum (175761) M. asperum, M. ater, M. intortum (176286) M. sp. (176194) | |
| Bartonian | Argentina (Chubut) | M. sp., M. sparsus (13779) | |
| Bartonian | Brazil (Paraná) | M. sp. (186567) | |
| Tinguirirican | Argentina (Chubut) | M. sp. (176200) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | Argentina (Chubut) | M. ater (186572) | |
| Deseadan | Argentina (Corrientes) | Machlydotherium indet. (181625) |