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Megalonyx wheatleyi

Osteichthyes - Megalonychidae

Taxonomy
Megalonyx wheatleyi was named by Cope (1871).

Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Alroy on 2013-04-30

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Megalonyx sphenodon Cope
1871Megalonyx wheatleyi Cope
1902Megalonyx wheatleyi Hay p. 578
1930Megalonyx wheatleyi Hay p. 410
1980Megalonyx wheatleyi Kurten and Anderson p. 136
2007Megalonyx wheatleyi McDonald and Naples p. 154
2025Megalonyx wheatleyi Eshelman et al. p. 92

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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
specieswheatleyiCope 1871

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 wheatleyi Cope 1871
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Invalid names: Megalonyx sphenodon Cope 1871 [synonym]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Blancan to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 4.70000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.7 - 1.4Mexico (Sonora) Megalonyx wheatleyi (20322)
Blancan - Irvingtonian4.7 - 0.21USA (New Mexico) Megalonyx wheatleyi (20397)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (California) Megalonyx sp. (20327) Megalonyx wheatleyi (20128)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Florida) Megalonyx wheatleyi (20299 20350 20415 20475)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Pennsylvania) Megalonyx wheatleyi (20479)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (South Dakota) Megalonyx wheatleyi (20158)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Megalonyx wheatleyi (20638 74292)