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Megapaloelodus
Taxonomy
Megapaloelodus was named by Miller (1944).
It was synonymized subjectively with Palaelodus by Mlikovsky (2002).
It was assigned to Paloelodidae by Howard (1955) and Wetmore (1956); to Phoenicopteridae by Miller (1944), Miller (1950) and Carroll (1988); and to Palaelodidae by Wetmore (1960), Brodkorb (1961), Mourer-Chauviré (2008) and Tambussi et al. (2023).
It was synonymized subjectively with Palaelodus by Mlikovsky (2002).
It was assigned to Paloelodidae by Howard (1955) and Wetmore (1956); to Phoenicopteridae by Miller (1944), Miller (1950) and Carroll (1988); and to Palaelodidae by Wetmore (1960), Brodkorb (1961), Mourer-Chauviré (2008) and Tambussi et al. (2023).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1944 | Megapaloelodus Miller p. 8 |
| 1950 | Megapaloelodus Miller p. 69 |
| 1955 | Megapaloelodus Howard p. 24 |
| 1956 | Megapaloelodus Wetmore p. 24 |
| 1960 | Megapaloelodus Wetmore p. 25 |
| 1961 | Megapaloelodus Brodkorb |
| 1988 | Megapaloelodus Carroll |
| 2008 | Megapaloelodus Mourer-Chauviré |
| 2023 | Megapaloelodus Tambussi et al. p. 274 |
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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.
G. †Megapaloelodus Miller 1944
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†Megapaloelodus connectens Miller 1944
†Megapaloelodus opsigonus Brodkorb 1961 [flamingo]
†Megapaloelodus peiranoi Agnolín 2009
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875 | |||||
Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Messinian or 16.30000 to 5.33300 Ma
Collections (10 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Miocene | Germany | M. goliath (70332) | |
| Hemingfordian | USA (South Dakota) | M. connectens (17912) | |
| Barstovian | USA (California) | M. connectens (74792) | |
| Langhian | USA (California) | M. sp. (59059 197289) | |
| Clarendonian | USA (Oregon) | M. opsigonus (18818) | |
| Huayquerian | Argentina (Entre Rios) | M. sp. (55600 140471) | |
| Messinian | Mexico (Baja California) | M. opsigonus (13090 45458) |