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Paramylodon harlani (Harlan's ground sloth)

Mammalia - Mylodontidae

Taxonomy
Megalonyx harlani was named by Owen (1840).

It was recombined as Mylodon harlani by Owen (1859), Leidy (1860), Lydekker (1887), Hay (1902), Stock (1918), Hay (1930) and Elftman (1931); it was recombined as Glossotherium harlani by Kurten and Anderson (1980); it was recombined as Paramylodon harlani by Kraglievich (1928), Schultz (1938), Hibbard (1955), Hibbard and Taylor (1960), Lundelius (1972), McDonald (1995), Hulbert and Pratt (1998), McDonald et al. (2004) and McAfee (2009).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Megalonyx harlani Owen
1841Oryctotherium missouriense Harlan
1843Oryctotherium oregonense Perkins
1853Megalonyx potens Leidy
1853Enbradys antiquus Leidy p. 241
1853Eubradys antiquus Leidy p. 241
1859Mylodon harlani Owen
1860Mylodon harlani Leidy p. 111
1878Mylodon sodalis Cope
1887Mylodon harlani Lydekker
1902Mylodon harlani Hay p. 579
1902Mylodon sodalis Hay p. 579
1903Paramylodon nebrascensis Brown
1913Mylodon garmani Allen
1917Mylodon harlani tenuiceps Stock
1917Mylodon tenuceps Stock
1918Mylodon harlani Stock
1928Paramylodon harlani Kraglievich
1930Mylodon garmani Hay p. 412
1930Mylodon harlani Hay p. 412
1930Mylodon harlani tenuiceps Hay p. 414
1930Mylodon sodalis Hay p. 414
1931Mylodon harlani Elftman p. 12
1938Paramylodon harlani Schultz
1955Paramylodon harlani Hibbard
1960Paramylodon harlani Hibbard and Taylor
1972Paramylodon harlani Lundelius, Jr.
1980Glossotherium harlani Kurten and Anderson p. 143
1995Paramylodon harlani McDonald
1998Paramylodon harlani Hulbert, Jr. and Pratt
2004Paramylodon harlani McDonald et al. p. 231
2009Paramylodon harlani McAfee p. 889

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
—Folivora
classEufolivoraDelsuc et al. 2001
familyMylodontidaeAmeghino 1889
subfamilyMylodontinaeGill 1872
genusParamylodonBrown 1903
speciesharlani(Owen 1840)

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.

†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 sodalis Cope 1878 [synonym], Mylodon tenuceps Stock 1917 [synonym], Oryctotherium missouriense Harlan 1841 [synonym], Oryctotherium oregonense Perkins 1843 [synonym], Paramylodon nebrascensis Brown 1903 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Quaternary to the top of the Rancholabrean or 2.58000 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (84 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Idaho) Glossotherium harlani (19915 19916)
Blancan - Irvingtonian4.9 - 0.3USA (New Mexico) Glossotherium harlani (20397)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (Florida) Glossotherium chapadmalensis (20384)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Arizona) Paramylodon harlani (85145)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Paramylodon harlani (98313)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Mylodon harlani (190387)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Paramylodon harlani (183455)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Colorado) Mylodon sp. (93137)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Paramylodon harlani (227368)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Santiago chazumba) Paramylodon harlani (190089)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Glossotherium harlani (65405)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Jalisco) Paramylodon harlani (20285)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0Mexico (Santiago Chazumba) Paramylodon harlani (190088)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Kansas) Glossotherium harlani (20293) Mylodon harlani (191915) Paramylodon harlani (20165 20295 20353 20390)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3Canada (Alberta) Paramylodon harlani (20417)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Florida) Glossotherium harlani (20400 20402 20520) Paramylodon harlani (20299 20350 20385 20475 58089)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Montana) Paramylodon harlani (20310)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Oklahoma) Glossotherium harlani (20382 20484)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Iowa) Glossotherium harlani (20556)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Oregon) Paramylodon harlani (20499)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Washington) Paramylodon sp. (20307)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3Mexico (Aguascalientes) Paramylodon harlani (20283)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Texas) Glossotherium harlani (20565) Mylodon sodalis, Paramylodon harlani (20498) Paramylodon harlani (20342)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Pennsylvania) Mylodon harlani (20479)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Nebraska) Mylodontidae indet. (20375) Paramylodon nebrascensis (20347) Paramylodon sp. (20143)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (California) Glossotherium harlani (20327) Paramylodon harlani (20259 20387 20454 20455 20456 28225) Paramylodon sp. (20127)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Idaho) Paramylodon harlani (20443)
Irvingtonian - Rancholabrean1.8 - 0.012USA (California) Bison sp. (20487)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Florida) Glossotherium harlani (20491)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (California) Glossotherium harlani (192043) Paramylodon harlani (183460 200318)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012Mexico Paramylodon harlani (217136)
Rancholabrean (interglacial)0.3 - 0.012USA (California) Glossotherium harlani (20630)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Mylodon harlani (154771) Paramylodon harlani (154921)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Arizona) Paramylodon harlani (85144)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Panama (Herrera) Glossotherium tropicorum (71278)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Kansas) Paramylodon harlani (20605)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Kansas) Paramylodon harlani (83072)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Glossotherium harlani (93143)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Paramylodon harlani (154722)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Mylodon sp. (85142) Paramylodon harlani (230753)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Idaho) Paramylodon harlani (20569 20612)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Glossotherium harlani (20623 20642)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Paramylodon harlani (20591 20604)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Oregon) Mylodon harlani (93251)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Mylodon harlani (155409) Paramylodon harlani (93483)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Glossotherium harlani (20647)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Utah) Paramylodon harlani (20641)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Mylodon harlani (154773) Paramylodon harlani (74292 154804 154910)