Synonyms: Enbradys, Eubradys , Grypotherium , Neomylodon Ameghino 1898
Parent taxon: Mylodontini according to A. Boscaini et al. 2019
See also Ameghino 1885, Carroll 1988, Cope 1889, Gaudin 1995, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Leidy 1853, Leidy 1860, Lydekker 1894 and Pascual 1966
Sister taxa: Glossotheridium, Glossotheriopsis, Kiyumylodon
Subtaxa: Mylodon ambiguus Mylodon darwini Mylodon freudenbergi Mylodon martinii Mylodon paranensis Mylodon renidens Mylodon sulcidens
Type: Mylodon darwini
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (19 collections), Bolivia (3), Brazil (1), Chile (7), Guatemala (1), Paraguay (2), United States (6: Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas)
• Pliocene of United States (1: Texas)
• Miocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 41 collections including 45 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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