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Megalonychotherium
Taxonomy
Megalonychotherium was named by Scott (1904). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Megalonychidae by Carroll (1988) and Varela et al. (2019).
It was assigned to Megalonychidae by Carroll (1988) and Varela et al. (2019).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1904 | Megalonychotherium Scott |
1988 | Megalonychotherium Carroll |
2019 | Megalonychotherium Varela et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979 |
Age range: Santacrucian or 17.50000 to 16.30000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Santacrucian | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | M. atavus (206237) |