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Megachoerus
Taxonomy
Megachoerus was named by Troxell (1920).
It was synonymized subjectively with Archaeotherium by Storer (1996).
It was assigned to Entelodontidae by Troxell (1920), Scott (1940), Carroll (1988), Effinger (1998) and Vislobokova (2008).
It was synonymized subjectively with Archaeotherium by Storer (1996).
It was assigned to Entelodontidae by Troxell (1920), Scott (1940), Carroll (1988), Effinger (1998) and Vislobokova (2008).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1920 | Megachoerus Troxell |
| 1940 | Megachoerus Scott p. 431 figs. Plate XLI |
| 1988 | Megachoerus Carroll |
| 1998 | Megachoerus Effinger p. 378 |
| 2008 | Megachoerus Vislobokova |
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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. †Megachoerus Troxell 1920
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†Megachoerus latidens Troxell 1920
†Megachoerus praecursor Scott 1940
†Megachoerus zygomaticus Troxell 1920
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Effinger 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Monroecreekian or 37.20000 to 24.80000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Chadronian | USA (South Dakota) | M. latidens (16969) | |
| Whitneyan - Monroecreekian | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Archaeotherium zygomaticum (17306) |