Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Scelidotheriinae

Mammalia - Mylodontidae

Taxonomy
Scelidotheriinae was named by Ameghino (1889).

It was reranked as the family Scelidotheridae by Ameghino (1891); it was reranked as the subfamily Scelidotheriidae by Paula Couto (1956).

It was assigned to Gravigrada by Ameghino (1891); to Mylodontoidea by Paula Couto (1956); and to Mylodontidae by Gaudin (1995), Zurita et al. (2004) and Miño-Boilini et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Scelidotheriinae Ameghino
1891Scelidotheridae Ameghino p. 38
1956Scelidotheriidae Paula Couto p. 101
1995Scelidotheriinae Gaudin
2004Scelidotheriinae Zurita et al.
2009Scelidotheriinae Miño-Boilini et al. p. 375

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
—Folivora
classEufolivoraDelsuc et al. 2001
familyMylodontidaeAmeghino 1889
subfamilyScelidotheriinaeAmeghino 1889
subfamilyScelidotheriinaeAmeghino 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.

Subfm. †Scelidotheriinae Ameghino 1889
show all | hide all
G. †Amnotherium Ameghino 1891
+
†Amnotherium aculeatum Ameghino 1894
†Amnotherium declivum Ameghino 1894
†Amnotherium profundatum Ameghino 1891
G. †Analcitherium Ameghino 1891
+
†Analcitherium antarticum Ameghino 1891
G. †Catonyx Ameghino 1891
+
†Catonyx chiliensis Lydekker 1886
†Catonyx cuvieri Lund 1839
†Catonyx tarijensis Ameghino 1891
+
Invalid names: Scelidotherium capellini Gervais and Ameghino 1880 [synonym]
G. †Lymodon Ameghino 1891
+
†Lymodon auca Ameghino 1891
†Lymodon perfectus Ameghino 1891
G. †Neonematherium Ameghino 1904
+
†Neonematherium flabellatum Ameghino 1904
G. †Proscelidodon Bordas 1935
+
†Proscelidodon gracillimus Rovereto 1914
+
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
+
†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
+
†Scelidotheriops avunculus Ameghino 1904
G. †Scelidotherium Owen 1839
+
†Scelidotherium australis Moreno 1888
†Scelidotherium bravardi Lydekker 1886
+
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
+
†Sibyllotherium guenguelianum Scillato-Yané and Carlini 1998
G. †Valgipes Gervais 1874
+
†Valgipes bucklandi Lund 1839
+
Invalid names: Platyonyx bucklandi Lund 1842 [replaced], Valgipes deformis Gervais 1874 [synonym]
Invalid names: Myrmecophaga gigantea Lund 1839 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. R. Miño-Boilini et al. 2009Skull low, long and narrow; dental formula 5/4 with tooth rows parallel; no modification of first cheek tooth into caniniform and no diastema between first and second teeth; M1 elliptical in cross section; quadrangular and antero-posteriorly compressed femur, with concave facet of the astragalus for the cuboid astragalus with concave surface for cuboit in advanced genera (PASCUAL et al. 1966; MCDONALD 1987).
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, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Deseadan to the top of the Lujanian or 29.00000 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (185 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Uruguay Scelidodon sp. (176487)
Friasian16.3 - 15.5Chile Neonematherium sp. (176666)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia (Huila) Neonematherium flabellatum (13650 186609 186626 186630 186788 187888 187945 187949 187970 187971 187972 187973) Neonematherium sp. (133648 133689 187721)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia Neonematherium flabellatum (13684 13687 13739 13750 117981)
Mayoan11.0 - 10.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Sibyllotherium guenguelianum (141933)
Chasicoan10.0 - 9.0Argentina (San Juan) Scelidotheriinae indet. (198596)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Entre Rios) Scelidotheriinae indet. (55600)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Catamarca) Proscelidodon almagroi (87201) Proscelidodon gracillimus (198543) Proscelidodon sp. (157794)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Mendoza) Proscelidodon sp. (231327)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Elassotherium altirostre (87200 206316 206318 207619) Proscelidodon gracillimus (210573 211640)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Pampa) Elassotherium altirostre (87198) Elassotherium sp., Proscelidodon gracillimus (152061) Proscelidodon gracillimus (140925 151498 151500 192135 204363 204598 210572) Proscelidodon sp. (206031) Scelidotheriinae indet. (13778)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Argentina (La Pampa) Proscelidodon gracillimus (152067) Scelidotheriinae indet., Proscelidodon gracillimus (141939)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Argentina (Jujuy) Proscelidodon patrius (152079) Proscelidodon sp. (232410)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Argentina (La Rioja) Proscelidodon sp. (152263)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Peru (Espinar) Proscelidodon sp. (231813)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Argentina (Buenos Aires) Proscelidodon patrius (191765)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Argentina (Buenos Aires) Proscelidodon patrius (191776)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Argentina (Santa Fe) Catonyx tarijensis, Scelidodon tarijensis (204258)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) Proscelidodon patrius (152062 152081 152086 152088 198687 198863 199153)
Montehermosan - Chapadmalalan5.0 - 3.0Argentina (Catamarca) Scelidotherium pendolai (157795)
Montehermosan - Chapadmalalan5.0 - 3.0Argentina (Cordoba) Proscelidodon patrius (211574)
Montehermosan - Ensenadan5.0 - 0.4Uruguay (San José) Catonyx tarijensis (139924)
Chapadmalalan4.0 - 3.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Proscelidodon patrius (198854) Proscelidodon rothi (202333) Proscelidodon sp. (199154 199156)
Chapadmalalan4.0 - 3.0Argentina (Córdoba) Scelidotherium sp. (232041)
Chapadmalalan4.0 - 3.0Bolivia (Linares) Proscelidodon patrius (71112)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Argentina (Buenos Aires) Scelidodon sp. (53926)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Colombia (La Guajira) Scelidotheriinae indet. (166508)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Bolivia (La Paz) Scelidodon tarijensis (70653)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Bolivia (Tarija ) Scelidodon tarijensis (70673)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Bolivia Scelidotherium patrium, Scelidotherium tarijense (142016)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Scelidotheriinae indet., Scelidotherium leptocephalum, Catonyx tarijensis, Scelidotherium bravardi (212469) Scelidotherium bravardi (232457) Scelidotherium leptocephalum (232456) Scelidotherium leptocephalum, Catonyx tarijensis (232453) Scelidotherium leptocephalum, Catonyx tarijensis, Scelidodon tarijensis (212462)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Bolivia (Oruro) Scelidodon chiliense (63761)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Argentina (Salta) Catonyx tarijensis (212774)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Brazil (Sergipe) Catonyx cuvieri (187597)
Pleistocene (glacial)2.588 - 0.0117Brazil (Minas Gerais) Scelidotherium cuvieri, Valgipes deformis (140474)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Brazil (Rio Grande do Norte) Valgipes bucklandi (212567)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Brazil (Paraiba) Scelidodon sp. (71298)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Peru (Cusco) Scelidotheriinae indet. (146609)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Peru (Huanuco) Scelidotherium sp. 1 (145576)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Brazil (Ceara) Catonyx cuvieri (236300) Scelidodon sp. (71302)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Paraguay Scelidodon sp. (191113) Scelidotherium sp. (71292)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Peru (Huancavelica) Scelidodon chiliensis (145573)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Peru (Pasco) Scelidodon chiliensis (145583) Scelidotherium sp. (145577)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Argentina (Santa Fe) Scelidotherium leptocephalum (232458)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul) Catonyx cuvieri (230758)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Peru (Ayacucho) Scelidotherium tarijense (146602)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Brazil (Rio Grande de Sul) Catonyx cuvieri (182161)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Argentina (San Luis) Scelidotherium bravardi (212834)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Brazil (Sao Paulo) Catonyx cuvieri (147609)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Brazil (Piauí) Scelidodon piauiensis (211633)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Argentina Scelidotherium sp. (216677)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Argentina (Cordoba) Scelidotherium leptocephalum, Catonyx tarijensis (123831)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Argentina (Buenos Aires) Catonyx tarijensis (212461) Catonyx tarijensis, Scelidodon tarijensis (210228) Catonyx tarijensis, Scelidotherium bravardi, Scelidodon tarijensis (147999) Scelidodon sp. (170007) Scelidodon sp., Catonyx tarijensis (212772) Scelidodon sp., Scelidotherium sp. (199170) Scelidotherium leptocephalum, Catonyx tarijensis, Catonyx cuvieri (213446) Scelidotherium sp. (189518) Scelidotherium sp., Scelidotheriinae indet., Catonyx tarijensis, Scelidotherium bravardi (86306)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Bolivia Scelidodon sp. (71323)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Argentina Scelidodon sp. (213464)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Argentina (Jujuy) Scelidotherium sp. (141898)
Ensenadan - Lujanian1.75 - 0.012Argentina Scelidodon sp., Scelidotherium sp., Catonyx tarijensis, Scelidotherium bravardi (203949)
Ensenadan - Lujanian1.75 - 0.012Argentina (Corrientes) Scelidodon sp. (71288)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Cordoba) Scelidotheriinae indet. (197918) Scelidotherium leptocephalum (197920) Scelidotherium sp. (197919 197921)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Uruguay Catonyx sp. (211644) Scelidotherium sp. (71325)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Peru (La Libertad) Scelidodon chiliensis (145505)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Peru (Puno) Mylodontinae sp. (145248)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina Scelidotheriinae indet., Scelidotherium leptocephalum, Scelidodon tarijensis (204208)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Entre Ríos) Scelidodon sp. (203955 212840)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Chaco) Scelidotherium sp., Scelidotherium leptocephalum (78578)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Catamarca) Scelidotheriinae indet. (140929)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Corrientes) Catonyx tarijensis (211638) Scelidodon sp., Catonyx tarijensis (212773) Scelidodon sp., Scelidotherium sp. (212837)
Lujanian (glacial)0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Buenos Aires) Scelidodon sp., Scelidotherium leptocephalum, Catonyx tarijensis (140934)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Salta) Scelidotherium leptocephalum (212836)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Peru (Piura) Scelidotherium sp., Scelidodon chiliensis (145500)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Buenos Aires) Scelidotherium leptocephalum (63337 71303 71347 212835) Scelidotherium leptocephalum, Catonyx tarijensis, Scelidotherium tarijense (198875) Scelidotherium sp. (37999 71314)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Argentina (Buenos Aires) Scelidotherium leptocephalum (63335) Scelidotherium sp. (63336)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Brazil (Bahia) Scelidotherium sp. (71295)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Uruguay Catonyx cuvieri (211916 211917 211918) Scelidotheriinae indet. (211646)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Scelidotherium sp. (71316 88836)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Tucumán) Scelidodon sp. (212839)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Piaui) Catonyx cuvieri (71332 71333 71334) Scelidodon sp., Catonyx cuvieri (71335)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bolivia (Tarija) Scelidodon chiliense (212838) Scelidotheriinae indet. (142158)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Panama (Herrera) Scelidotherium sp. (71278)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bolivia (Sud Carangas) Catonyx tarijensis (212010)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina Scelidotheriinae indet., Catonyx tarijensis, Scelidotherium bravardi (213489) Scelidotheriinae indet., Scelidotherium leptocephalum, Scelidotherium bravardi (213470)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Chile (Region 1) Scelidodon chiliense (63760)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Mato Grosso) Scelidodon cuvieri (136521)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru Scelidodon sp. (212475) Scelidotherium sp. (71296 71346)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Santiago del Estero) Scelidotheriinae indet. (191153 192106)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Goiás) Scelidotheriinae indet. (211821)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Catonyx sp. (147598) Scelidotheriinae indet. (149143)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador (Santa Elena) Scelidotherium reyesi (133630)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Tucuman) Scelidodon sp. (216686) Scelidotheriinae indet. (216684)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador Scelidodon indet. (190069)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Minas Gerais) Valgipes bucklandi (212719)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Argentina (San Luis) Scelidodon chiliense (141949)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Bahia) Scelidodon cuvieri (71313) Scelidotheriinae indet., Valgipes bucklandi, Catonyx cuvieri (212448 212449)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Sergipe) Catonyx cuvieri (147191)