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† Megalonyx
Megalonyx

Additional Functions

Grouping

Belong­ing to

 Gaeabionta  ⇒ Domäne: Eukaryota  ⇒ Reich: Animalia  ⇒ Mittelreich: Eumetazoa  ⇒ Klade: Triploblastica  ⇒ Klade: Nephrozoa  ⇒ Abzweig: Deuterostomia  ⇒ Stamm: Chordata  ⇒ Unterstamm: Vertebrata  ⇒ Infrastamm: Gnathostomata  ⇒ Superklasse: Tetrapoda  ⇒ Klasse: Mammalia  ⇒ Unterklasse: Theriiformes  ⇒ Infraklasse: Holotheria  ⇒ Superlegion: Trechnotheria  ⇒ Legion: Cladotheria  ⇒ Sublegion: Zatheria  ⇒ Infralegion: Tribosphenida  ⇒ Superkohorte: Theria  ⇒ Kohorte: Placentalia  ⇒ Ordnung: Xenarthra  ⇒ Infraordnung: Pilosa  ⇒ Familie: Megalonychidae  ⇒ Unterfamilie: Megalonychinae

Taxo­nomic seg­ment

Gattung

This mentioned taxonomy is an attempt to make an conclusive assignment from the different classifications of various scientists. Because the taxonomy may change due to the latest investigative methods and other findings, our map is a guide only.

Name from

Corre­spond­ing author (Name, Year)

Harlan, 1825

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scientific

Megalonyx

Lebenszeitraum in Million Jahren (Ma)

Start age: 4.9 Ma - End age: 0 Ma
Phanerozoic
(Phanerozoikum)
Cenozoic
(Känozoikum)
Quaternary
(Quartär)
Neogene
(Neogen)
Holocene
(Holozän)
Pleistocene
(Pleistozän)
Pliocene
(Pliozän)
Meghalayan
(Meghalayan)
Northgrippian
(Nordgrippian)
Greenlandian
(Greenlandian)
Upper Pleistocene
(Oberes Pleistozän)
Ionian
(Mittleres Pleistozän)
Calabrian
(Unteres Pleistozän)
Gelasian
(Gelasium)
Piacenzian
(Piacenzium)
Zanclean
(Zancleum)
0
0.0042
0.0042
0.0082
0.0082
0.0117
0.0117
0.129
0.129
0.774
0.774
1.8
1.8
2.58
2.58
3.6
3.6
5.333

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Motility: actively mobile
Habit: ground dwelling
Environment: terrestrial
Diet:

herbivore
Compositon of the remains:

phosphatic

Reference- and Source indication, Literature

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On the same taxonomic level (siblings) (Count: 4)

Taxonomic assignment (10)

Occurrences (1)

References by PBDB, License: CC BY

  • L. B. Albright, 2019 - Cenozoic vertebrate biostratigraphy of South Carolina, U.S.A. and additions to the fauna - Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History (57), 77-236 (journal article, English)
  • L. Varela, 2019 - Phylogeny, Macroevolutionary Trends and Historical Biogeography of Sloths: Insights From a Bayesian Morphological Clock Analysis - Systematic Biology (68), 204-218 (journal article, English)
  • A. Corona, 2013 - Catonyx cuvieri (Xenarthra, Mylodontidae, Scelidotheriinae) from the late Pleistocene of Uruguay, with comments regarding the systematics of the subfamily - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (33), 1214-1225 (journal article, English)
  • C. Cartelle, 2009 - Systematic revision of tropical Brazilian scelidotheriine sloths (Xenarthra, Mylodontoidea) - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (29), 555-566 (journal article, English)
  • H. G. McDonald, 2007 - Xenarthra - Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America (2), 147-160 (book/book chapter, English)
  • J. Alroy, 2002 - Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals - (), - (unpublished, English)
  • J. H. Hutchison, 1987 - Scapanus from California - Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (386), 1-15 (journal article, English)
  • S. D. Webb, 1985 - New megalonychid sloths from El Salvador - The evolution and ecology of armadillos, sloths, and vermilinguas (), 113-120 (book chapter, English)
  • B. Kurten, 1980 - - Pleistocene mammals of North America (), 1-442 (book, English)
  • E. P. Gustafson, 1978 - The Vertebrate Faunas of the Pliocene Ringold Formation, South-Central Washington - Bulletin of the Museum of Natural History, University of Oregon (23), 1-62 (journal article, English)
  • E. L. Lundelius, Jr., 1972 - Fossil Vertebrates from the Late Pleistocene Ingleside Fauna, San Patricio County, Texas - Bureau of Economic Geology Report of Investigations (77), 1-74 (journal article, English)
  • S. E. Hirschfeld, 1968 - Plio-Pleistocene Megalonychid Sloths of North America - Bulletin of the Florida State Museum (12), - (journal article, English)
  • E. H. Sellards, 1941 - Final report covering the period from March 4, 1939 ro September 30, 1941 for the state-wide paleontologic-mineralogic survey in Texas - A Federal Works Agency Work Projects Administration Project (), iii-85 (serial monograph, English)
  • C. L. Gazin, 1935 - Gravigrade Sloth Remains from the Late Pliocene and Pleistocene of Idaho - Journal of Mammalogy (16), - (journal article, English)
  • W. D. Matthew, 1924 - Third contribution to the Snake Creek Fauna - Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (50), 59-210 (journal article, English)
  • W. J. Sinclair, 1905 - New Mammalia from the Quaternary caves of California - University of California Publication Bulletin of the Department of Geology (4), 145-161 (journal article, English)
  • O. P. Hay, 1902 - - Bibliography and Catalogue of the Fossil Vertebrata of North America. Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey (179), 1-868 (serial monograph, English)
  • J. Lindahl, 1892 - Description of a skull of Megalonyx leidyi, n. sp. - Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, New Series (17), 1-10 (journal article, English)
  • O. C. Marsh, 1874 - Notice of new Tertiary mammals. III - American Journal of Science (7), 531-534 (journal article, English)
  • J. Leidy, 1873 - Part I. Contributions to the extinct vertebrate fauna of the western territories - Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories (1), 1-358 (serial monograph, English)
  • J. Leidy, 1868 - Notice of Some Vertebrate Remains from Harden County, Texas - Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (20), 174-176 (journal article, English)
  • J. Leidy, 1853 - [Dr. Leidy called the attention of the members to several fossil teeth] - Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (6), 241- (journal article, English)

IDs

GUSID (Global unique identifier short form) 87FsHKcqvkGJGhiixfV4CQ
GUID (Global unique identifier) 1C6CB1F3-2AA7-41BE-891A-18A2C5F57809
Database ID 284973