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† Mylodontidae

Mylodontidae

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

Taxo­nomic seg­ment

Familie

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)

Ameghino, 1889

Other languages

scientific

Mylodontidae

Lebenszeitraum in Million Jahren (Ma)

Start age: 23.03 Ma - End age: 0 Ma
0
0.0117
1.8
5.333
13.82
23.03
Meghalayan
Northgrippian
Greenlandian
Upper Pleistocene
Ionian
Calabrian
Gelasian
Piacenzian
Zanclean
Messinian
Tortonian
Serravallian
Langhian
Burdigalian
Aquitanian
Holocene
Pleistocene
Pliocene
Miocene
Quaternary
Neogene

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

herbivore

Compositon of the remains:

phosphatic

Reference- and Source indication, Literature

Next lower taxonomy level

On the same taxonomic level (siblings) (Count: 9)

Taxonomic assignment (150)

References by PBDB, License: CC BY

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  • A. R. Miño-Boilini, 2009 - First record of Scelidodon chiliense (Lydekker) (Phyllophaga, Scelidotheriinae) from the Lujanian stage (Late Pleistocene, early Holocene) of Argentina - Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie-Abhandlungen (253), 373-381 (journal article, English)
  • R. K. McAfee, 2009 - Reassessment of the cranial characters of Glossotherium and Paramylodon (Mammalia: Xenarthra: Mylodontidae) - Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society (155), 885-903 (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)
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  • F. Ameghino, 1883 - Sobre una nueva colección de mamíferos fósiles recogidos por el Profesor Scalabrini en Las Barrancas del Paraña [On a collection of fossil mammals collected by Professor Scalabrini in Las Barrancas of Paraña] - Boletin de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias (5), 55-104 (journal article, Spanish)
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GUID (Global unique identifier) 6E0C54C3-7AA8-4B1B-8315-1E8BC686FB29
Database ID 3766