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Megelytron
Taxonomy
Megelytron was named by Tillyard (1931). It is the type genus of Megelytridae.
It was assigned to Megelytridae by Carpenter (1933), Carpenter and Kukalová (1964), Carpenter (1992).
It was assigned to Megelytridae by Carpenter (1933), Carpenter and Kukalová (1964), Carpenter (1992).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1931 | Megelytron Tillyard p. 247 |
| 1933 | Megelytron Carpenter |
| 1964 | Megelytron Carpenter and Kukalová p. 193 |
| 1992 | Megelytron Carpenter p. 147 |
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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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| References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Artinskian or 290.10000 to 283.30000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Artinskian | USA (Kansas) | M. robustum (111219) |