Talk:Octomylodon

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Why do we keep adding these kinds of names into genus names that already exist?

Octomylodon , Oreomylodon, Paramylodon, Archaeomylodon, Kiyumylodon, Simomylodon. All of these names are lazy and lack any effort. This is just like a lazy redesign of a video game character and giving it a new name just to make it a "new" character. I'm not completely mad since I like Paramylodon harlani, but calling these new species of ground sloths really gets me concerned about how naming has changed in paleontology. Should Octomylodon, Oreomylodon, Archaeomylodon, and Kiyumylodon be renamed, be considered as another species of Mylodon, or be invalid?

I would like to know about how you feel about this if by chance you stumbled upon this. ThePaleoNerd (talk) 00:01, 19 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]