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Schismotherium
Taxonomy
Schismotherium was named by Ameghino (1887). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Metopotherini by Ameghino (1894); to Megatheriidae by Carroll (1988); to Tardigrada by Gaudin (1995); and to Megatherioidea by Varela et al. (2019).
It was assigned to Metopotherini by Ameghino (1894); to Megatheriidae by Carroll (1988); to Tardigrada by Gaudin (1995); and to Megatherioidea by Varela et al. (2019).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1887 | Schismotherium Ameghino |
1894 | Schismotherium Ameghino p. 158 |
1988 | Schismotherium Carroll |
1995 | Schismotherium Gaudin |
2019 | Schismotherium Varela et al. |
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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.
G. †Schismotherium Ameghino 1887
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†Schismotherium binum Amghino 1887
†Schismotherium fractum Ameghino 1887
†Schismotherium rectangularis Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Hapalops ellipticus Ameghino 1887 [synonym], Stenocephalus cognatus Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
†Schismotherium splendens Ameghino 1887
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available