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Ereptodon
Taxonomy
Ereptodon was named by Leidy (1853). Its type is Ereptodon priscus.
It was assigned to Megatheriidae by Hay (1902); and to Megalonychinae by Hay (1930).
It was assigned to Megatheriidae by Hay (1902); and to Megalonychinae by Hay (1930).
Species
E. priscus (type species)
Synonymy list
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979 |
Collections
No collection or age range data are available