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Lestodon armatus

Osteichthyes - Mylodontidae

Taxonomy
Lestodon armatus was named by Gervais (1855).

It was recombined as Mylodon armatus by Lydekker (1894).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. castellanosi, L. gaudryi, L. trigonidens

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Lestodon armatus Gervais
1894Mylodon armatus Lydekker p. 81
1902Lestodon armatus Ameghino
1956Lestodon armatus Paula Couto p. 101
2004Lestodon armatus Zurita et al.
2010Lestodon armatus Soibelzon et al. p. 462

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
—Folivora
—Eufolivora
familyMylodontidaeAmeghino 1889
subfamilyMylodontinaeGill 1872
genusLestodonGervais 1855
speciesarmatusGervais 1855

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.

†Lestodon armatus Gervais 1855
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Body mass estimates
estimateequationreference
 1.36 tons Mammalia femur diameterGingerich 1990
 1.37 tons Mammalia humerus diameterGingerich 1990
 2.73 tons Mammalia tibia diameterGingerich 1990
mean: 1.72 tons
Measurements
partNmean
femur diameter170.0
humerus diameter179.0
radius diameter182.5
tibia diameter190.0

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: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Bolivia (Tarija ) Lestodon armatus (70673)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Bolivia Lestodon armatus (142016)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lestodon armatus (212469)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Argentina (Santa Fe) Lestodon armatus (232458)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Paraguay Lestodon armatus (71292)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Brazil (Sao Paulo) Lestodon armatus (147609)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lestodon armatus (63335)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Uruguay (Montevideo) Lestodon armatus (120884)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Lestodon armatus (223944)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Brazil (Rio Grand do Sul) Lestodon armatus (223843)
Middle Pleistocene - Holocene0.774 - 0.0Brazil (Rio Grande Do Sul) Lestodon armatus (189982)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lestodon armatus (71279 198875)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Uruguay (Colonia) Lestodon armatus (226121)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Corrientes) Lestodon armatus (211638)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Uruguay Lestodon armatus (71274 212684)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Entre Ríos) Lestodon armatus (203952 203956) Lestodon sp. (203955)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil Lestodon armatus (54181)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina Lestodon armatus (213470)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Uruguay (Salto) Lestodon armatus (217137)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bolivia (Tarija) Lestodon armatus (142158 142160)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Lestodon armatus (124715 149143 151539) Lestodon sp. (147598)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lestodon armatus (71316 127174)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Uruguay Lestodon armatus (211646)