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Mylodontinae

Mammalia - Mylodontidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Mylodontinae Gill
1930Mylodontinae Hay p. 411
1986Mylodontinae Frailey p. 9
1993Mylodontinae MacFadden et al. p. 235
1995Mylodontinae Gaudin
2000Mylodontinae Villarroel p. 118
2004Mylodontinae Zurita et al.
2011Mylodontinae Shockey and Anaya
2019Mylodontinae Varela et al.

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—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
subfamilyMylodontinaeGill 1872

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. †Mylodontinae Gill 1872
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G. †Archaeomylodon Brambilla and Ibarra 2018
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†Archaeomylodon sampedrinensis Brambilla and Ibarra 2018
G. †Bolivartherium Carlini et al. 2006
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†Bolivartherium codorensis Carlini et al. 2006
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Invalid names: Lestodon codorensis Linares 2004 [replaced]
G. †Glossotherium Owen 1840
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†Glossotherium chapadmalense Kraglievich 1925
†Glossotherium emmersoni Esteban 1988
†Glossotherium garbanii Montellano and Carranza-Castaneda 1981
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Invalid names: Chlamydotherium gigas Lund 1839 [synonym]
†Glossotherium phoenesis Cartelle et al. 2019
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Invalid names: Glossotherium lettsomi Cabrera 1936 [synonym], Mylodon gracilis Burmeister 1865 [synonym], Pseudolestodon lettsomi Gervais and Ameghino 1880 [synonym], Pseudolestodon morenoii Gervais and Ameghino 1880 [synonym], Pseudolestodon myloides Gervais 1855 [synonym]
†Glossotherium tropicorum Hoffstetter 1952
†Glossotherium wegneri Spillmann 1931
Invalid names: Eumylodon Ameghino 1904 [synonym], Pseudolestodon Gervais and Ameghino 1880 [synonym]
G. †Lestobradys Rinderknecht et al. 2010
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†Lestobradys sprechmanni Rinderknecht et al. 2010
G. †Lestodon Gervais 1855
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†Lestodon antiquus Ameghino 1885
†Lestodon armatus Gervais 1855
†Lestodon garrachicii Moreno 1888
†Lestodon myloides Gervais 1855
†Lestodon urumaquensis Linares 2004
G. †Megabradys Scillato-Yané 1981
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†Megabradys darwini Scillato-Yané 1981
G. †Morotherium Marsh 1874
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†Morotherium leptonyx Marsh 1874
G. †Mylodonopsis Cartelle 1991
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†Mylodonopsis ibseni Cartelle 1991
Tr. †Mylodontini Saint-Andre 1994
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G. †Glossotheridium Kraglievich 1934
G. †Glossotheriopsis Scillato-Yané 1976
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†Glossotheriopsis pascuali Scillato-Yané 1976
G. †Kiyumylodon Rinderknecht et al. 2007
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†Kiyumylodon lecuonai Rinderknecht et al. 2007
G. †Mylodon Owen 1859
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†Mylodon ambiguus Ameghino 1885
†Mylodon darwini Owen 1839
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Invalid names: Gnathopsis oweni Leidy 1852 [synonym]
†Mylodon martinii Moreno 1888
†Mylodon paranensis Ameghino 1883
†Mylodon renidens Cope 1895
†Mylodon sulcidens Cope 1895
Invalid names: Eubradys [synonym], Grypotherium [synonym], Neomylodon Ameghino 1898 [synonym]
G. †Oreomylodon Hoffstetter 1949
G. †Paramylodon Brown 1903
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†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]
G. †Pleurolestodon Rovereto 1914
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†Pleurolestodon acutidens Rovereto 1914
†Pleurolestodon avitus Rovereto 1914
†Pleurolestodon macrodon Rovereto 1914
G. †Prolestodon Kraglievich 1932
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†Prolestodon antiquus Ameghino 1885
†Prolestodon paranensis Ameghino 1889
G. †Promylodon Ameghino 1883
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†Promylodon paranensis Ameghino 1883
G. †Ranculcus Ameghino 1891
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†Ranculcus scalabrinianus Ameghino 1891
G. †Simomylodon Saint-André et al. 2010
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†Simomylodon uccasamamensis Saint-André et al. 2010
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Invalid names: Pleurolestodon dalenzae Saint-André et al. 2010 [synonym]
G. †Stenodon Ameghino 1885
G. †Strabosodon Ameghino 1891
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†Strabosodon acuticavus Ameghino 1891
†Strabosodon obtusicavus Ameghino 1891
G. †Thinobadistes Hay 1919
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†Thinobadistes wetzeli Webb 1989
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available