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Megabradys âśť

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4834502https://www.gbif.org/species/4834502
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)262195https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=262195
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Mylodontidae : Megabradys
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Mylodontidae : Megabradys
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SynapsidaOsborn 1903
-Therapsida
infraorderCynodontia
-EpicynodontiaHopson and Kitching 2001
infraorderEucynodontiaKemp 1982
-ProbainognathiaHopson 1990
-MammaliamorphaRowe 1988
-MammaliaformesRowe 1988
classMammaliaLinnaeus 1758
subclassTribosphenida
infraclassEutheria
-PlacentaliaOwen 1837
-AmericatheriaShockey 2017
-Xenarthra
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
-FolivoraDelsuc et al. 2001
superfamilyMylodontoideaGill 1872
familyMylodontidaeAmeghino 1889
subfamilyMylodontinaeGill 1872
genusMegabradysScillato-Yané 1981
Scientific NameMegabradys Scillato-Yané, 1981
Name Published InAmeghiniana 18 (1-2)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Megabradysgenusbelongs to Mylodontinaestated with evidenceScillato-Yané, 1981
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance11.6 - 6.8 Ma
Miocene
Last Recorded Appearance9.00 - 5.33 Ma
Miocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Eutheria)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietherbivore (based on Mylodontidae)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)G. J. Scillato-Yané. 1981. Nuevo Mylodontinae (Edentata, Tardigrada) del "Mesopotamiense" (Mioceno tardío- Plioceno) de la Provincia de Entre Ríos. Ameghiniana 18(1-2):29-34

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Megabradys darwini âśť
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		211.6 Ma
Miocene		9.00 Ma
Miocene

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1981Megabradys Scillato-Yané

References

Scillato-Yané G. J. (1981) Nuevo Mylodontinae (Edentata, Tardigrada) del "Mesopotamiense" (Mioceno tardío- Plioceno) de la Provincia de Entre Ríos, Ameghiniana 18 1-2, 29-34
Nomenclator Zoologicus (authority adjusted) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Ameghiniana 18 (1-2) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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