Source Data | |
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Rank | species |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Scelidotheriidae : Nematherium : Nematherium birdi |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Mylodontidae : Nematherium : Nematherium birdi |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Generic Name | Nematherium |
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Scientific Name | Nematherium birdi Simpson, 1941 |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Nematherium birdi | species | belongs to Nematherium | stated with evidence | Simpson, 1941 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 17.5 - 16.3 Ma Miocene |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 17.5 - 16.3 Ma Miocene |
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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 Mylodontidae) |
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Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | G. G. Simpson. 1941. A Miocene Sloth from Southern Chile. American Museum Novitates 1156 |
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