| Source Data | |
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Megatheriidae : Megatherium : Megatherium urbinai |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Megatheriidae : Megatherium : Megatherium urbinai |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Generic Name | Megatherium |
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| Scientific Name | Megatherium urbinai Pujos & Salas, 2004 |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Megatherium urbinai | species | belongs to Megatherium | stated with evidence | Pujos and Salas, 2004 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 2.59 - 0.01 Ma
Pleistocene |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 2.59 - 0.01 Ma
Pleistocene |
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| Environment | terrestrial (based on Eutheria) |
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| Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) |
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| Diet | herbivore (based on Megatheriidae) |
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| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | F. Pujos and R. Salas. 2004. A new species of Megatherium (Mammalia: Xenarthra: Megatheriidae) from the Pleistocene of Sacaco and Tres Ventanas, Peru. Palaeontology 47(3):579-604 |
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Megatherium urbinai ✝
