Megatherium Cuvier, 1796

Dataset

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Rank

GENUS

Published in

Mag. Encyclop., 1 (3)

Classification

kingdom

Animalia

phylum

Chordata

class

Mammalia

order

Pilosa

family

Megatheriidae

genus

Megatherium

Name

Synonyms

Essonodontherium Ameghino, 1884

Hebetotherium Ameghino, 1898

Megalotherium Lydekker, 1889

Megaterium Cuvier, 1803

Megatherium antiquum Ameghino, 1885

Neoracanthus Ameghino, 1889

Ocnobates Cope, 1890

Oracanthus Ameghino, 1885

Orocanthus Ameghino

Homonyms

Megatherium Cuvier, 1796

Bibliographic References

1. Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx .
2. Mag. Encyclop., 1 (3)
3. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
4. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
5. SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997
6. SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997
7. The Paleobiology Database (2011 version).