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Paramylodon harlani (Harlan's ground sloth)
Taxonomy
Megalonyx harlani was named by Owen (1840).
It was recombined as Mylodon harlani by Owen (1859), Leidy (1860), Lydekker (1887), Hay (1902), Stock (1918), Hay (1930), Elftman (1931); it was recombined as Glossotherium harlani by Kurten and Anderson (1980); it was recombined as Paramylodon harlani by Kraglievich (1928), Schultz (1938), Hibbard (1955), Hibbard and Taylor (1960), Lundelius (1972), McDonald (1995), Hulbert and Pratt (1998), McDonald et al. (2004), McAfee (2009).
It was recombined as Mylodon harlani by Owen (1859), Leidy (1860), Lydekker (1887), Hay (1902), Stock (1918), Hay (1930), Elftman (1931); it was recombined as Glossotherium harlani by Kurten and Anderson (1980); it was recombined as Paramylodon harlani by Kraglievich (1928), Schultz (1938), Hibbard (1955), Hibbard and Taylor (1960), Lundelius (1972), McDonald (1995), Hulbert and Pratt (1998), McDonald et al. (2004), McAfee (2009).
Subspecies
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1840 | Megalonyx harlani Owen |
| 1841 | Oryctotherium missouriense Harlan |
| 1843 | Oryctotherium oregonense Perkins |
| 1853 | Megalonyx potens Leidy |
| 1853 | Enbradys antiquus Leidy p. 241 |
| 1853 | Eubradys antiquus Leidy p. 241 |
| 1859 | Mylodon harlani Owen |
| 1860 | Mylodon harlani Leidy p. 111 |
| 1878 | Mylodon sodalis Cope |
| 1887 | Mylodon harlani Lydekker |
| 1902 | Mylodon harlani Hay p. 579 |
| 1902 | Mylodon sodalis Hay p. 579 |
| 1903 | Paramylodon nebrascensis Brown |
| 1913 | Mylodon garmani Allen |
| 1917 | Mylodon harlani tenuiceps Stock |
| 1917 | Mylodon tenuceps Stock |
| 1918 | Mylodon harlani Stock |
| 1928 | Paramylodon harlani Kraglievich |
| 1930 | Mylodon garmani Hay p. 412 |
| 1930 | Mylodon harlani Hay p. 412 |
| 1930 | Mylodon harlani tenuiceps Hay p. 414 |
| 1930 | Mylodon sodalis Hay p. 414 |
| 1931 | Mylodon harlani Elftman p. 12 |
| 1938 | Paramylodon harlani Schultz |
| 1955 | Paramylodon harlani Hibbard |
| 1960 | Paramylodon harlani Hibbard and Taylor |
| 1972 | Paramylodon harlani Lundelius, Jr. |
| 1980 | Glossotherium harlani Kurten and Anderson p. 143 |
| 1995 | Paramylodon harlani McDonald |
| 1998 | Paramylodon harlani Hulbert, Jr. and Pratt |
| 2004 | Paramylodon harlani McDonald et al. p. 231 |
| 2009 | Paramylodon harlani McAfee p. 889 |
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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.
†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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 2.58000 to 0.01400 Ma
Collections (87 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blancan | USA (Idaho) | Glossotherium harlani (19915 19916) | |
| Blancan - Irvingtonian | USA (New Mexico) | Glossotherium harlani (20397) | |
| Gelasian | USA (Florida) | Glossotherium chapadmalensis (20384) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | USA (Arizona) | Paramylodon harlani (85145) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | Paramylodon harlani (98313) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (Texas) | Mylodon harlani (190387) | |
| Pleistocene | Mexico (Santiago chazumba) | Paramylodon harlani (190089) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | Paramylodon harlani (227368) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (Colorado) | Mylodon sp. (93137) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (California) | Paramylodon harlani (183455 237076) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (South Carolina) | Glossotherium harlani (65405) | |
| Pleistocene | Mexico (Jalisco) | Paramylodon harlani (20285) | |
| Quaternary | Mexico (Santiago Chazumba) | Paramylodon harlani (190088) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Montana) | Paramylodon harlani (20310) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Oklahoma) | Glossotherium harlani (20382 20484) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Oregon) | Paramylodon harlani (20499) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Kansas) | Glossotherium harlani (20293) Mylodon harlani (191915) Paramylodon harlani (20165 20295 20353 20390) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (California) | Glossotherium harlani (20327) Paramylodon harlani (20259 20387 20454 20455 20456 28225) Paramylodon sp. (20127) | |
| Irvingtonian | Canada (Alberta) | Paramylodon harlani (20417) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Texas) | Glossotherium harlani (20565) Mylodon sodalis, Paramylodon harlani (20498) Paramylodon harlani (20342) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Florida) | Glossotherium harlani (20400 20402 20520) Paramylodon harlani (20299 20350 20385 20475 58089) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Nebraska) | Mylodontidae indet. (20375) Paramylodon nebrascensis (20347) Paramylodon sp. (20143) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Iowa) | Glossotherium harlani (20556) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Pennsylvania) | Mylodon harlani (20479) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Washington) | Paramylodon sp. (20307) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Idaho) | Paramylodon harlani (20443) | |
| Irvingtonian | Mexico (Aguascalientes) | Paramylodon harlani (20283) | |
| Irvingtonian - Rancholabrean | USA (California) | Bison sp. (20487) | |
| Rancholabrean | Mexico | Paramylodon harlani (217136) | |
| Rancholabrean | USA (Florida) | Glossotherium harlani (20491) | |
| Rancholabrean (interglacial) | USA (California) | Glossotherium harlani (20630) | |
| Rancholabrean | USA (California) | Glossotherium harlani (192043) Paramylodon harlani (183460 200318) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial) | USA (Kansas) | Paramylodon harlani (83072) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | USA (Idaho) | Paramylodon harlani (20569 20612) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial) | USA (Arizona) | Paramylodon harlani (85144) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial) | USA (Texas) | Glossotherium harlani (93143) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Texas) | Mylodon sp. (85142) Paramylodon harlani (230753) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | USA (Florida) | Glossotherium harlani (20647) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | Mylodon harlani (155409) Paramylodon harlani (93483) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Panama (Herrera) | Glossotherium tropicorum (71278) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Oregon ) | Paramylodon harlani (238063) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | USA (California) | Glossotherium harlani (20623 20642) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial) | USA (Florida) | Mylodon harlani (154771) Paramylodon harlani (154921) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Oregon) | Mylodon harlani (93251) Paramylodon harlani (238065) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | USA (Utah) | Paramylodon harlani (20641) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | USA (Georgia) | Paramylodon harlani (20591 20604) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial) | USA (Florida) | Paramylodon harlani (154722) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | Mylodon harlani (154773) Paramylodon harlani (74292 154804 154910) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | USA (Kansas) | Paramylodon harlani (20605) |