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Mylodontidae

Mammalia - Mylodontidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Mylodontidae Ameghino
1956Mylodontidae Paula Couto p. 100
1980Mylodontidae Kurten and Anderson p. 142
1986Mylodontidae Frailey p. 9
1988Mylodontidae Carroll
1993Mylodontidae MacFadden et al. p. 235
1995Mylodontidae Gaudin
2000Mylodontidae Villarroel p. 118
2006Mirandabradys zabasi Carlini et al.
2007Mylodontidae McDonald and Naples p. 155
2010Mylodontidae Kramarz et al.
2011Mylodontidae Shockey and Anaya
2019Mylodontidae Varela et al.

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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
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Americatheria
Xenarthra()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
Folivora
classEufolivoraDelsuc et al. 2001
familyMylodontidaeAmeghino 1889
familyMylodontidaeAmeghino 1889

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.

Fm. †Mylodontidae Ameghino 1889
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G. †Chubutherium Cattoi 1962
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Chubutherium ferelloi Cattoi 1962
Tr. †Lestodontini Gaudin 2004
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G. †Sphenotherus Ameghino 1891
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Sphenotherus zavaletianus Ameghino 1891
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Invalid names: Sphenotherus paranensis Ameghino 1891 [synonym]
G. †Magdalenabradys Rincón and McDonald 2020
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Magdalenabradys confusum Hirschfeld 1985
Magdalenabradys kolossiaia Rincón and McDonald 2020
Subfm. †Mylodontinae Gill 1872
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G. †Archaeomylodon Brambilla and Ibarra 2018
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Archaeomylodon sampedrinensis Brambilla and Ibarra 2018
G. †Bolivartherium Carlini et al. 2006
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Bolivartherium codorensis Carlini et al. 2006
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Invalid names: Lestodon codorensis Linares 2004 [replaced]
G. †Glossotherium Owen 1840
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Glossotherium chapadmalense Kraglievich 1925
Glossotherium emmersoni Esteban 1988
Glossotherium garbanii Montellano and Carranza-Castaneda 1981
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Invalid names: Chlamydotherium gigas Lund 1839 [synonym]
Glossotherium phoenesis Cartelle et al. 2019
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Invalid names: Glossotherium lettsomi Cabrera 1936 [synonym], Mylodon gracilis Burmeister 1865 [synonym], Pseudolestodon lettsomi Gervais and Ameghino 1880 [synonym], Pseudolestodon morenoii Gervais and Ameghino 1880 [synonym], Pseudolestodon myloides Gervais 1855 [synonym]
Glossotherium tropicorum Hoffstetter 1952
Glossotherium wegneri Spillmann 1931
Invalid names: Eumylodon Ameghino 1904 [synonym], Pseudolestodon Gervais and Ameghino 1880 [synonym]
G. †Lestobradys Rinderknecht et al. 2010
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Lestobradys sprechmanni Rinderknecht et al. 2010
G. †Lestodon Gervais 1855
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Lestodon antiquus Ameghino 1885
Lestodon armatus Gervais 1855
Lestodon garrachicii Moreno 1888
Lestodon myloides Gervais 1855
Lestodon urumaquensis Linares 2004
G. †Megabradys Scillato-Yané 1981
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Megabradys darwini Scillato-Yané 1981
G. †Mylodonopsis Cartelle 1991
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Mylodonopsis ibseni Cartelle 1991
Tr. †Mylodontini Saint-Andre 1994
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G. †Glossotheridium Kraglievich 1934
G. †Glossotheriopsis Scillato-Yané 1976
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Glossotheriopsis pascuali Scillato-Yané 1976
G. †Kiyumylodon Rinderknecht et al. 2007
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Kiyumylodon lecuonai Rinderknecht et al. 2007
G. †Mylodon Owen 1859
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Mylodon ambiguus Ameghino 1885
Mylodon darwini Owen 1839
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Invalid names: Gnathopsis oweni Leidy 1852 [synonym]
Mylodon martinii Moreno 1888
Mylodon paranensis Ameghino 1883
Invalid names: Eubradys [synonym], Grypotherium [synonym], Neomylodon Ameghino 1898 [synonym]
G. †Oreomylodon Hoffstetter 1949
G. †Paramylodon Brown 1903
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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 renidens Cope 1895 [synonym], Mylodon sodalis Cope 1878 [synonym], Mylodon sulcidens Cope 1895 [synonym], Mylodon tenuceps Stock 1917 [synonym], Oryctotherium missouriense Harlan 1841 [synonym], Oryctotherium oregonense Perkins 1843 [synonym], Paramylodon nebrascensis Brown 1903 [synonym]
G. †Pleurolestodon Rovereto 1914
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Pleurolestodon acutidens Rovereto 1914
Pleurolestodon avitus Rovereto 1914
Pleurolestodon macrodon Rovereto 1914
G. †Prolestodon Kraglievich 1932
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Prolestodon antiquus Ameghino 1885
Prolestodon paranensis Ameghino 1889
G. †Promylodon Ameghino 1883
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Promylodon paranensis Ameghino 1883
G. †Ranculcus Ameghino 1891
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Ranculcus scalabrinianus Ameghino 1891
G. †Simomylodon Saint-André et al. 2010
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Simomylodon uccasamamensis Saint-André et al. 2010
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Invalid names: Pleurolestodon dalenzae Saint-André et al. 2010 [synonym]
G. †Stenodon Ameghino 1885
G. †Strabosodon Ameghino 1891
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Strabosodon acuticavus Ameghino 1891
Strabosodon obtusicavus Ameghino 1891
G. †Thinobadistes Hay 1919
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Thinobadistes wetzeli Webb 1989
G. †Nematherium Ameghino 1887
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Nematherium angulatum Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Nematherium sinuatum Ameghino 1887 [synonym]
Nematherium auca Ameghino 1891
Nematherium birdi Simpson 1941
Nematherium declivum Ameghino 1894
Nematherium longirostris Ameghino 1891
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Invalid names: Nematherium lavagnanum Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
Nematherium profundatum Ameghino 1891
G. †Orophodon Ameghino 1894
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Orophodon hapaloides Ameghino 1894
Subfm. †Orophodontinae Hoffstetter 1954
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G. †Baraguatherium Rincón et al. 2016
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Baraguatherium takumara Rincón et al. 2016
G. †Brievabradys Villarroel 2000
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Brievabradys laventensis Villarroel 2000
G. †Octodontobradys Santos et al. 1993
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Octodontobradys puruensis Santos et al. 1993
G. †Octodontotherium Ameghino 1894
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Octodontotherium crassidens Ameghino 1897
Octodontotherium grandae Ameghino 1894
G. †Octomylodon Ameghino 1904
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Octomylodon aversus Ameghino 1904
Octomylodon robertoscagliai Scillato-Yané 1977
G. †Paroctodontotherium Shockey and Anaya 2011
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Paroctodontotherium calleorum Shockey and Anaya 2011
G. †Urumacotherium Bocquentin-Villanueva 1983
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Urumacotherium campbelli Frailey 1986
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Invalid names: Eomilodon amazonocidentalis Bocquentin and Guilherme 1999 [synonym]
Urumacotherium garciai Bocquentin-Villanueva 1984
Invalid names: Eomilodon Bocquentin and Guilherme 1999 [synonym]
G. †Paraglossotherium Esteban 1993
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G. †Pseudoprepotherium Hoffstetter 1961
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Pseudoprepotherium socorrensis Carlini et al. 2006
Pseudoprepotherium urumaquensis Carlini et al. 2006
Pseudoprepotherium venezuelanum Hoffstetter 1961
Invalid names: Mirandabradys Carlini et al. 2006 [synonym]
G. †Scelidotheridium Kraglievich 1934
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Scelidotheridium parodii Kraglievich 1923
Subfm. †Scelidotheriinae Ameghino 1889
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G. †Amnotherium Ameghino 1891
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Amnotherium aculeatum Ameghino 1894
Amnotherium declivum Ameghino 1894
Amnotherium profundatum Ameghino 1891
G. †Analcitherium Ameghino 1891
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Analcitherium antarticum Ameghino 1891
G. †Catonyx Ameghino 1891
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Catonyx chiliensis Lydekker 1886
Catonyx cuvieri Lund 1839
Catonyx tarijensis Ameghino 1891
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Invalid names: Scelidotherium capellini Gervais and Ameghino 1880 [synonym]
G. †Lymodon Ameghino 1891
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Lymodon auca Ameghino 1891
Lymodon perfectus Ameghino 1891
G. †Neonematherium Ameghino 1904
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Neonematherium flabellatum Ameghino 1904
G. †Proscelidodon Bordas 1935
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Proscelidodon gracillimus Rovereto 1914
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Invalid names: Elassotherium altirostre Cabrera 1939 [synonym], Proscelidodon almagroi Rovereto 1914 [synonym]
Proscelidodon patrius Ameghino 1888
Proscelidodon rothi Kraglievich 1923
Invalid names: Elassotherium Cabrera 1939 [synonym]
G. †Scelidodon Ameghino 1881
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Scelidodon almagroi Rovereto 1914
Scelidodon chiliense Lydekker 1886
Scelidodon chiliensis Lydekker 1886
Scelidodon gracillimus Rovereto 1914
Scelidodon patrius Ameghino 1891
Scelidodon pendolai Rovereto 1914
Scelidodon piauiensis Guérin and Faure 2004
Scelidodon rothi Ameghino 1908
Scelidodon tarijensis Gervais and Ameghino 1880
G. †Scelidotheriops Ameghino 1904
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Scelidotheriops avunculus Ameghino 1904
G. †Scelidotherium Owen 1839
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Scelidotherium australis Moreno 1888
Scelidotherium bravardi Lydekker 1886
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Invalid names: Megalonyx bucklandii Lund 1839 [synonym], Megalonyx minutus Lund 1839 [synonym], Platonyx brongniartii Lund 1842 [synonym], Platonyx owenii Lund 1842 [synonym], Scelidodon wingei Kraglievich 1923 [synonym]
Scelidotherium elegans Moreno 1888
Scelidotherium laevidens Moreno and Mercerat 1891
Scelidotherium modicum Ameghino 1885
Scelidotherium patrium Ameghino 1888
Scelidotherium pozzii Moreno 1888
Scelidotherium reyesi Hoffstetter 1952
Scelidotherium tarijense Gervais 1855
G. †Sibyllotherium Scillato-Yané and Carlini 1998
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Sibyllotherium guenguelianum Scillato-Yané and Carlini 1998
G. †Valgipes Gervais 1874
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Valgipes bucklandi Lund 1839
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Invalid names: Platyonyx bucklandi Lund 1842 [replaced], Valgipes deformis Gervais 1874 [synonym]
Invalid names: Myrmecophaga gigantea Lund 1839 [nomen nudum]
Invalid names: Lestodontinae Ameghino 1888 [empty], Mirandabradys zabasi Carlini et al. 2006 [nomen dubium], Nematheriinae Mercerat 1891 [empty], Urumacotheriinae Negri and Ferigolo 2004 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available