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Megapedetes pentadactylus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Pedetidae

Taxonomy

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
superfamilyAnomaluroideaGervais 1849
familyPedetidaeGray 1825
genusMegapedetesMacInnes 1957
speciespentadactylus

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
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Measurements
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Age range: Burdigalian or 20.45000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Uganda Megapedetes pentadactylus (21723)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Kenya Megapedetes pentadactylus (87341)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Saudi Arabia Megapedetes pentadactylus (47069 47095)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Uganda Megapedetes pentadactylus (192070)