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Taxonomy
Merodontinae was named by Edwards (1915). It is extant.
It was reranked as the tribe Merodontini by Moran et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Eristalinae by Moran et al. (2022).
It was reranked as the tribe Merodontini by Moran et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Eristalinae by Moran et al. (2022).
Subtaxa
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1924 | Eumerinae Smirnov |
| 1945 | Eumerinae Hull p. 327 |
| 1949 | Eumerinae Hull p. 318 |
| 2015 | Eumerini Mengual et al. |
| 2022 | Merodontini Moran 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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| References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bridgerian to the top of the MP 30 or 50.50000 to 23.04000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 46.2 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 46.2 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Bridgerian | USA (Wyoming) | Psilota tabidosa (122092) | |
| Priabonian | Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) | Palaeopipiza xenos (123927 124073) | |
| MP 30 | Germany | Merodon germari (123945) |