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Megaconus

Osteichthyes - Kermackodontidae

Taxonomy
Megaconus was named by Zhou et al. (2013). Its type is Megaconus mammaliaformis.

It was assigned to Eleutherodontidae by Zhou et al. (2013).

Species
M. mammaliaformis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Megaconus Zhou et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Allotheria()
—Euharamiyida
familyKermackodontidae
genusMegaconus

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.

G. †Megaconus Zhou et al. 2013
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†Megaconus mammaliaformis Zhou et al. 2013
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialuc
Diet: insectivoreuc
Created: 2005-09-06 19:53:51
Modified: 2005-09-07 19:44:02
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Luo et al. 2003, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Callovian or 165.30000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5China (Nei Mongol) M. mammaliaformis (27891)