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Americatheria
Taxonomy
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2017 | Americatheria Shockey |
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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.
Unr. †Americatheria Shockey 2017
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Unr. Xenarthra Cope 1889 [edentate]
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G. †Adiastaltus Ameghino 1893
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†Adiastaltus habilis Ameghino 1893
†Adiastaltus procerus Ameghino 1894
Or. Cingulata Illiger 1811
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Fm. Chlamyphoridae Pocock 1924
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Subfm. Chlamyphorinae Bonaparte 1850
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G. Calyptophractus Fitzinger 1871
G. †Chlamydophractus Barasoain et al. 2020
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Invalid names: Chlamyphractus Barasoain et al. 2019 [replaced]
G. Chlamyphorus Harlan 1825
G. †Prozaedyus Ameghino 1891
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†Prozaedius exilis Ameghino 1887
†Prozaedius humilis Ameghino 1902
†Prozaedius impressus Ameghino 1897
†Prozaedius minimus Desmarest 1860
†Prozaedius planus Ameghino 1897
†Prozaedyus exilis Ameghino 1887
†Prozaedyus humilis Ameghino 1902
†Prozaedyus proximus Ameghino 1887
†Prozaedyus scillatoyanei Barasoain et al. 2020
†Prozaedyus tenuissimus Ameghino 1902
G. †Stenotatus Ameghino 1891
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†Stenotatus centralis Ameghino 1902
†Stenotatus hesternus Ameghino 1889
†Stenotatus karaikensis Ameghino 1889
†Stenotatus patagonicus Ameghino 1887
†Stenotatus planus Scillato-Yané and Carlini 1998
Unr. Dasypodoidea Gray 1821
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Fm. Dasypodidae Gray 1821 [armadillo]
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G. †Amblytatus Ameghino 1902
G. †Archaeutatus Ameghino 1902
G. †Astegotherium Ameghino 1902
Subfm. †Dasypodinae Gray 1821
G. †Epipeltecoelus Ameghino 1904
Subfm. Euphractinae Winge 1923
G. Euphractus Wagler 1830 [six-banded armadillo]
G. †Lumbreratherium Herrera et al. 2017
G. †Machlydotherium Ameghino 1902
G. †Prodasypus Ameghino 1894
G. †Prostegotherium Ameghino 1902
G. †Pseudostegotherium Ameghino 1902
G. †Pucatherium Herrera et al. 2012
G. †Punatherium Ciancio et al. 2016
G. †Stegotheriopsis Bordas 1939
Subfm. Tolypeutinae Gray 1865
G. †Utaetus Ameghino 1902
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Invalid names: Anteutatus Ameghino 1902 [synonym], Orthutaetus Ameghino 1902 [synonym], Posteutatus Ameghino 1902 [synonym]
Invalid names: Chlamytheriinae Lydekker 1894 [empty], Dasypina Gray 1825 [empty], Meteutatus attonsus Ameghino 1902 [nomen vanum], Ornithoryncina Gray 1825 [empty], Orycteropina Gray 1825 [empty], Pampatheriinae Paula Couto 1954 [empty], Peltephilinae Lydekker 1894 [empty]
Subor. †Glyptodontia Ameghino 1889
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G. †Chacus Zurita 2002
G. †Coscinocercus Cabrera 1939
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†Coscinocercus brachyurus Cabrera 1939
†Coscinocercus marcalaini Cabrera 1939
G. †Eonaucum Scillato-Yané and Carlini 1998
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†Eonaucum colloncuranum Scillato-Yané and Carlini 1998
G. †Eosclerophorus Castellanos 1948
Fm. †Glyptatelidae Castellanos 1932
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G. †Clypeotherium Scillato-Yané 1977
G. †Glyptatelus Ameghino 1897
G. †Lomaphorelus Ameghino 1902
Superfm. †Glyptodontoidea Gray 1869
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Fm. †Glyptodontidae Burmeister 1879 [glyptodon]
Tr. †Lomaphorini Hoffstetter 1958
Fm. †Palaeopeltidae Ameghino 1894
Fm. †Pampatheriidae Paula Couto 1954
Fm. †Panochthidae Castellanos 1927
Infraor. †Glyptodontoinei Gray 1869
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G. †Eosclerocalyptus Ameghino 1919
G. †Hoplophractus Cabrera 1939
G. †Pseudoplohophorus Castellanos 1926
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Invalid names: Asymmetrura Farina 1981 [synonym], Berthawyleria Castellanos 1939 [synonym], Caudaphorus Farina 1981 [synonym], Teisseiria Kraglievich 1932 [synonym], Trabalia Kraglevich 1932 [synonym]
G. †Stromaphorus Castellanos 1926
G. †Isolinia Castellanos 1951
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†Isolinia cordubensis Castellanos 1936
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Invalid names: Isolinia reartense Castellanos 1936 [synonym]
Tr. †Palaehoplophorini Hoffstetter 1958
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G. †Aspidocalyptus Cabrera 1939
G. †Chlamyphractus Castellanos 1939
G. †Palaehoplophoroides Scillato-Yané and Carlini 1998
G. †Palaehoplophorus Ameghino 1883
G. †Protoglyptodon Ameghino 1885
G. †Phlyctaenopyga Cabrera 1944
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†Phlyctaenopyga ameghini Moreno 1882
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Invalid names: Hoplophorus philippii Moreno and Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Neuryurus compressidens Moreno and Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
†Phlyctaenopyga trouessarti Moreno 1888
G. †Plohophorops Rusconi 1934
G. †Trachycalyptus Ameghino 1908
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†Trachycalyptus chapalmalensis Ameghino 1908
†Trachycalyptus cingulatus Ameghino 1889
G. †Uruguayurus Mones 1987
Fm. †Pachyarmatheriidae Fernicola et al. 2018
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G. †Neoglyptatelus Carlini et al. 1997
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†Neoglyptatelus originalis Carlini et al. 1997
†Neoglyptatelus sincelejanus Villarroel and Clavijo 2005
†Neoglyptatelus uruguayensis Fernicola et al. 2018
G. †Pachyarmatherium Downing and White 1995
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†Pachyarmatherium brasiliense Porpino et al. 2009
†Pachyarmatherium leiseyi Downing and White 1995
†Pachyarmatherium tenebris Rincon and White 2007
Unr. †Peltephilidae Ameghino 1894
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G. †Epipeltephilus Ameghino 1904
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†Epipeltephilus caraguensis Montoya-Sanhueza et al. 2017
†Epipeltephilus kanti Gonzalez-Ruiz et al. 2012
†Epipeltephilus recurvus Ameghino 1904
G. †Peltephilus Ameghino 1887
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†Peltephilus depressus Ameghino 1897
†Peltephilus ferox Ameghino 1891
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Invalid names: Peltephilus clarazianus Moreno and Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
†Peltephilus giganteus Ameghino 1894
†Peltephilus grandis Moreno and Mercerat 1891
†Peltephilus granosus Ameghino 1902
†Peltephilus nanus Ameghino 1898
†Peltephilus protervus Ameghino 1897
†Peltephilus pumilus Ameghino 1887
†Peltephilus rarus Ameghino 1891
†Peltephilus strepens Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Peltephilus heusseri Moreno and Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
†Peltephilus undulatus Ameghino 1897
Invalid names: Euphracta [empty], Glyptodonta [empty]
Fm. †Ernanodontidae Ding 1979
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Subor. Hicanodonta Ameghino 1889
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Invalid names: Loricata [synonym], Mesodontia Ameghino 1885 [empty]
Unr. Phyllophaga Owen 1842
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G. †Pseudoglyptodon Engelmann 1987
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†Pseudoglyptodon chilensis McKenna et al. 2006
†Pseudoglyptodon sallaensis Engelmann 1987
Invalid names: Gravigrada [synonym]
Infraor. Pilosa Flower 1883
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Unr. Folivora Delsuc et al. 2001
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Cl. †Eufolivora Delsuc 2001
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Fm. Bradypodidae Gray 1821
Superfm. †Megatherioidea Gray 1821
Fm. †Mylodontidae Ameghino 1889
Invalid names: Eutardigrada Gaudin 1995 [synonym]
Invalid names: Tardigrada Latham and Davies 1795 [replaced]
Superfm. †Vermilingua
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Fm. Myrmecophagidae
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G. Myrmecophaga Linnaeus 1758 [giant anteater]
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Invalid names: Falcifer Rehn 1900 [synonym], Nunezia Kraglievich 1934 [synonym]
Subfm. Myrmecophaginae
G. †Palaeomyrmedon Roverto 1914
Invalid names: Adiastaltidae Ameghino 1894 [synonym], Anathitidae Ameghino 1894 [synonym], Myrmecophagina Gray 1825 [empty]
Invalid names: Anicanodonta Ameghino 1889 [synonym]
Invalid names: Edentata Cuvier 1798 [synonym], Myrmecophagi Jaekel 1911 [empty], Placophori Jaekel 1911 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Vizcaíno et al. 2010, Ji et al. 2002 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Casamayoran to the top of the Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 55.8 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 55.8 Ma
Collections (1549 total)
Oldest occurrences | |||
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Cenozoic | Brazil (Acre) | Xenarthra indet. (217626 217783) | |
Late/Upper Paleocene | Kazakhstan (Chimkent) | Asiabradypus incompositus (48888) | |
Riochican | Argentina (Chubut) | Dasypodidae indet. (175728 176061) | |
Casamayoran | Argentina (Chubut) | Anteutatus lenis, Astegotherium dichotomus (176285) Coelutaetus cribellatus (176283) Dasypodidae indet. (175743) Utaetus argos (176284) | |
Ypresian | Antarctica | Xenarthra indet. (168816) | |
Ypresian | Argentina (Salta) | Pucatherium parvum, Noatherium emilioi (224372) | |
Ypresian - Lutetian | Argentina (Chubut) | Prostegotherium astrifer (231392) | |
Wasatchian | USA (Wyoming) | Asiabradypus sp. (15759) | |
Early/Lower Eocene | Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) | Riostegotherium yanei (118314) | |
Mustersan | Argentina (Chubut) | Dasypodidae indet. (49901) Palaeopeltis tesseratus, Glyptatelus fractus, Lomaphorelus depstus, Pachyzaedyus cuneiformis, Pseudeutatus clypeus, Anutaetus circundatus, Isutaetus depictus, Anteutatus laevus, Sadypus confluens, Sadypus ascendens, Meteutatus rigidus, Machlydotherium intortum, Machlydotherium asperum, Machlydotherium ater (176286) Pseudeutatus depictus, Meteutatus rigidus (176290) Pseudoglyptodon sp., Meteutatus confluens, Machlydotherium asperum (175761) Stegotheriini Gen. nov. A, sp. nov. A a, Stegotheriini Gen. nov. A, sp. nov. A b, Utaetus lenis, Meteutatus attonsus, Mazzoniphractus ingens, Parutaetus chicoensis, Stegosimpsonia sp., Machlydotherium sp. (176194) | |
Lutetian | Argentina (Salta) | Dasypodidae n. gen. (176662) Pucatherium parvum, Lumbreratherium oblitum (13775) Saltatherium rosaurae, Pucatherium parvum, Parutaetus punaensis (225030) | |
Lutetian | Argentina (Jujuy) | Pucatherium parvum, Prostegotherium astrifer (41706) | |
Lutetian | Argentina (Chubut) | Prostegotherium astrifer, Astegotherium sp., Stegosimpsonia sp., Riostegotherium sp. (176059) Prostegotherium astrifer, Stegosimpsonia sp., Riostegotherium sp. (133039) Prostegotherium indet. (176170) | |
Lutetian - Bartonian | Argentina (Chubut) | Utaetus laxus (176164) | |
Middle Eocene | Argentina (Salta) | Utaetus magnum (132937) | |
Middle Eocene | Peru (Loreto) | Stegosimpsonia sp. (176151) | |
Bartonian | Argentina (Chubut) | Pilosa indet., Anteutatus lenis, Utaetus deustus, Utaetus buccatus, Posteutatus indemnis, Posteutatus scabridus, Orthutaetus clavatus, Posteutatus indentatus, Orthutaetus crenulatus, Meteutatus percarinatus, Parutaetus signatus, Parutaetus clusus, Parutaetus chicoensis, Pseudostegotherium chubutanum, Prostegotherium notostylopianum, Prostegotherium astrifer, Machlydotherium sp., Machlydotherium sparsus, Peltephilidae indet. (13779) Stegotheriini Gen. nov. A, sp. nov. A a, Stegotheriini Gen. nov. A, sp. nov. A b, Utaetus lenis, Utaetus deustus, Orthutaetus crenulatus, Sadypus sp., Mazzoniphractus ingens, Parutaetus chicoensis, Stegosimpsonia sp., Peltephilidae indet. (176189) Utaetus buccatus (176169 176186) Utaetus indet. (176181 176184) | |
Bartonian | Brazil (Paraná) | Proeocoleophorus carlinii, Euphractinae indet., Meteutatus sp., Parutaetus sp., Parutaetus oliveirai, Astegotheriini indet., Machlydotherium sp., Utaetus sp. (186567) | |
Bartonian | Argentina (Jujuy) | Dasypodidae n. gen. (176665) | |
Bartonian | Argentina (Salta) | Dasypodidae n. gen., Pucatherium parvum, Utaetus sp., Prostegotherium sp. (176661) Pucatherium parvum, Prostegotherium sp. (176660) |