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Megalonychops primigenius
Taxonomy
Megalonychops primigenius was named by Kraglievich (1926). Its type specimen is MACN Pv 10689, a set of postcrania (proximal half of a left humerus), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Megalonychops.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1926 | Megalonychops primigenius Kraglievich |
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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.
†Megalonychops primigenius Kraglievich 1926
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Huayquerian to the top of the Pleistocene or 8.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huayquerian | Argentina (Entre Rios) | Megalonychops primigenius (55600) | |
| Pleistocene | Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) | Megalonychops primigenius (236218) |