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Hapalops ponderosus

Osteichthyes - Megalonychidae

Taxonomy
Hapalops ponderosus was named by Scott (1903). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 10 miles south of Coy Inlet, which is in a Santacrucian terrestrial horizon in the Santa Cruz Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Hapalops ponderosus Scott

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
—Folivora
—Eufolivora
superfamilyMegatherioideaGray 1821
familyMegalonychidaeGervais 1855
genusHapalopsAmeghino 1887
speciesponderosusScott 1903

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.

†Hapalops ponderosus Scott 1903
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Diagnosis
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