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Megatherium americanum

Osteichthyes - Megatheriidae

Taxonomy
Megatherium americanum was named by Cuvier (1796). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Megatherium.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. americium, M. australis, M. mirabite, M. mirable, M. tarijensis, M. uquiensis

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1796Megatherium americanum Cuvier
1880Megatherium gervaisi Gervais and Ameghino p. 654
1889Essonodontherium gervaisi Ameghino p. 672
1894Megatherium americanum Lydekker p. 73
1902Megatherium americanum Hay p. 576
1930Megatherium americanum Hay p. 404
2004Megatherium americanum Zurita et al.
2006Megatherium americanum Pujos

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
superfamilyMegatherioideaGray 1821
—Megatheria
familyMegatheriidae()
subfamilyMegatheriinaeGill 1872
genusMegatheriumCuvier 1796
speciesamericanumCuvier 1796

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.

†Megatherium americanum Cuvier 1796
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Invalid names: Essonodontherium gervaisi Gervais and Ameghino 1880 [synonym]
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 16:27:04
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:30:14
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Huayquerian to the top of the Holocene or 8.00000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (37 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Megatherium americanum (198862)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Bolivia Megatherium americanum (142016)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Paraguay Megatherium americanum (71292)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Megatherium americanum (77596 96899)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Megatherium americanum (236218)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Megatherium americanum (212469 232457)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Bolivia (Oruro) Megatherium americanum (63761)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Peru (Cusco) Megatherium americanum (146860)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Bolivia Megatherium americanum (71322)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Bolivia (Chuquisaca) Megatherium americanum (70704)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Argentina (Buenos Aires) Megatherium americanum (63335)
Middle Pleistocene - Holocene0.774 - 0.0Brazil (Rio Grande Do Sul) Megatherium americanum (189982)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Chaco) Megatherium americanum (78581)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Santa Fe) Megatherium americanum (231074)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Cordoba) Megatherium americanum (197920 197922)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Entre Ríos) Megatherium americanum (203952 203955 203958)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Megatherium americanum (71279 71287 71303 71347)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Uruguay Megatherium americanum (71274 71325)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Argentina Megatherium cuvieri (204208)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Tucuman) Megatherium americanum (216684)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina Megatherium americanum (213470 213489)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru Megatherium americanum (71296)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Megatherium americanum (147598 148228)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Santiago del Estero) Megatherium americanum (191153)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Argentina (Santiago del Estero) Megatherium americanum (216693)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina Megatherium americanum (93267)