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Megalocephalus lineolatus
Taxonomy
Leptophractus lineolatus was named by Cope (1877). Its type specimen is AMNH 6828 (formerly Newberry 1086/1087G), a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Linton, which is in a Westphalian D mire/swamp coal in Ohio.
It was recombined as Megalocephalus lineolatus by Baird (1957).
It was recombined as Megalocephalus lineolatus by Baird (1957).
Entered
by E. Dunne (authorized by R. Butler) on 2016-02-04; modified by E. Dunne on 2016-05-19
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
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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.
†Megalocephalus lineolatus Cope 1877
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Invalid names: Megalocephalus enchodus Cope 1885 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Westphalian D or 309.80000 to 307.40000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Desmoinesian | USA (Ohio) | Megalocephalus lineolatus (176092) | |
| Westphalian D | USA (Ohio) | Leptophractus lineolatus (type locality: 85292) |