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Glossotherium chapadmalense

Mammalia - Mylodontidae

Taxonomy
Eumylodon chapadmalensis was named by Kraglievich (1925). Its type specimen is MACN 8675, a skull (slightly damaged skull and mandible), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Glossotherium chapadmalensis by MacFadden et al. (1993); it was recombined as Glossotherium chapadmalense by Kraglievich (1928), Kurten and Anderson (1980), McDonald (1995), McDonald and Naples (2007) and McAfee (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Eumylodon chapadmalensis Kraglievich
1928Glossotherium chapadmalense Kraglievich
1980Glossotherium chapadmalense Kurten and Anderson p. 143
1993Glossotherium chapadmalensis MacFadden et al. p. 235
1995Glossotherium chapadmalense McDonald
2007Glossotherium chapadmalense McDonald and Naples p. 155
2009Glossotherium chapadmalense McAfee p. 889

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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
subfamilyMylodontinaeGill 1872
genusGlossotheriumOwen 1840
specieschapadmalense(Kraglievich 1925)

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.

†Glossotherium chapadmalense Kraglievich 1925
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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: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Chapadmalalan to the top of the Gelasian or 4.00000 to 1.80600 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Arizona) Glyptotherium chapadmalense (19658)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Florida) Glossotherium chapadmalense (19745 19752 19753 19754 19755)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (New Mexico) Glossotherium chapadmalense (19973)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Texas) Glossotherium chapadmalense (20023)
Chapadmalalan4.0 - 3.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Glossotherium chapadmalense (197964 type locality: 198825 198850)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (Florida) Glossotherium chapadmalense (19758)