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Plesiomegatherium

Mammalia - Megatheriidae

Taxonomy
Plesiomegatherium was named by Roth (1911).

It was assigned to Megatheriidae by Roth (1911), Rovereto (1914) and Carroll (1988); and to Megatheriinae by Pujos (2006).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Plesiomegatherium Roth
1914Plesiomegatherium Rovereto p. 90
1944Plesiomegatherium triangulatum Rusconi
1988Plesiomegatherium Carroll
2006Plesiomegatherium Pujos

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Americatheria
Xenarthra()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
Folivora
classEufolivoraDelsuc et al. 2001
superfamilyMegatherioideaGray 1821
Megatheria
familyMegatheriidae()
subfamilyMegatheriinaeGill 1872
genusPlesiomegatheriumRoth 1911

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.

G. †Plesiomegatherium Roth 1911
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Invalid names: Plesiomegatherium triangulatum Rusconi 1944 [nomen vanum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available