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Scelidotherium bravardi

Mammalia - Mylodontidae

Taxonomy
Scelidotherium bravardi was named by Lydekker (1886). Its type specimen is NHMUK 37626 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Scelidotherium bravardi Lydekker

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
—Folivora
classEufolivoraDelsuc et al. 2001
familyMylodontidaeAmeghino 1889
subfamilyScelidotheriinaeAmeghino 1889
genusScelidotheriumOwen 1839
speciesbravardi

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.

†Scelidotherium bravardi Lydekker 1886
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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: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Ensenadan to the top of the Lujanian or 1.75000 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Argentina (San Luis) Scelidotherium bravardi (212834)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Scelidotherium bravardi (212469 232457)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Argentina (Buenos Aires) Scelidotherium bravardi (86306 147999)
Ensenadan - Lujanian1.75 - 0.012Argentina Scelidotherium bravardi (203949)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina Scelidotherium bravardi (213470 213489)