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Megalonyx leidyi

Osteichthyes - Megalonychidae

Taxonomy
Megalonyx leidyi was named by Lindahl (1892). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hammann Gravel Pit, which is in an Irvingtonian terrestrial gravel in the McPherson Formation of Kansas.

It was synonymized subjectively with Megalonyx jeffersonii by Kurten and Anderson (1980).

Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Carrano on 2019-11-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Megalonyx leidyi Lindahl p. 1
1902Megalonyx leidyi Hay p. 578
1930Megalonyx leidyi Hay p. 409

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Americatheria
Xenarthra()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
Folivora
Eufolivora
superfamilyMegatherioideaGray 1821
familyMegalonychidaeGervais 1855
subfamilyMegalonychinaeTrouessart 1904
genusMegalonyxJefferson 1799
speciesleidyi

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.

Megalonyx leidyi Lindahl 1892
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:30:05
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Irvingtonian or 1.40000 to 0.21000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Kansas) Megalonyx leidyi (type locality: 20353)