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Mylodon sulcidens

Mammalia - Mylodontidae

Taxonomy
Mylodon sulcidens was named by Cope (1895). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Petite Anse, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Louisiana.

It was synonymized subjectively with Mylodon harlani by Stock (1914); it was synonymized subjectively with Glossotherium harlani by Kurten and Anderson (1980); it was synonymized subjectively with Paramylodon harlani by McDonald (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Mylodon sulcidens Cope
1902Mylodon sulcidens Hay p. 579
1930Mylodon sulcidens Hay p. 414

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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
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Americatheria
Xenarthra()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
Folivora
classEufolivoraDelsuc et al. 2001
familyMylodontidaeAmeghino 1889
subfamilyMylodontinaeGill 1872
tribeMylodontiniSaint-Andre 1994
genusMylodonOwen 1859
speciessulcidens

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.

Mylodon sulcidens Cope 1895
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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: Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Louisiana) Mylodon sulcidens (type locality: 161952)