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Megalamynodon

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Amynodontidae

Taxonomy
Megalamynodon was named by Wood (1945) [in Scott]. It is not extant. Its type is Megalamynodon regalis.

It was assigned to Metamynodontinae by Prothero and Schoch (1989); to Amynodontidae by Wood (1945) and Wall (1998); and to Metamynodontini by Averianov et al. (2017).

Species
M. regalis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Megalamynodon Wood
1989Megalamynodon Prothero and Schoch p. 534
1998Megalamynodon Wall
2017Megalamynodon Averianov et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
Tapiromorpha(Haeckel 1873)
Ceratomorpha(Wood 1937)
superfamilyRhinocerotoidea
familyAmynodontidae
tribeMetamynodontini(Kretzoi 1942)
genusMegalamynodonWood 1945

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. †Megalamynodon Wood 1945
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Megalamynodon regalis Wood 1945
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousg
Diet: browserg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 15:06:01
Modified: 2005-08-31 17:06:01
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wall 1998, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Uintan or 46.20000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Utah) M. regalis (16637)