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Taxonomy
Melursus was named by Meyer (1793). It is extant.
It was synonymized subjectively with Ursus by Larivière (2001).
It was assigned to Ursidae by Ewer (1973) and Carroll (1988); and to Ursinae by Waits et al. (1999).
It was synonymized subjectively with Ursus by Larivière (2001).
It was assigned to Ursidae by Ewer (1973) and Carroll (1988); and to Ursinae by Waits et al. (1999).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1793 | Melursus Meyer p. 155 |
| 1973 | Melursus Ewer |
| 1988 | Melursus Carroll |
| 1999 | Melursus Waits et al. p. 86 |
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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. Melursus Meyer 1793
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available