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Megatylopus matthewi

Osteichthyes - Camelidae

Taxonomy
Megatylopus matthewi was named by Webb (1965). Its type specimen is UCM 31100, a partial skeleton (slightly crushed cranium and assorted skeletal fragments), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Coffee Ranch, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Megatylopus matthewi Webb p. 42 figs. 20, 21
1998Megatylopus matthewi Honey et al. p. 451

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
suborderTylopoda()
familyCamelidae
subfamilyCamelinaeGray 1821
tribeCamelini
genusMegatylopus()
speciesmatthewi

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.

†Megatylopus matthewi Webb 1965
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. D. Webb 1965P3 reduced, with fused roots; complete internal crescent on P3; relatively large Pl; very deep maxillary fossa.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-04 10:37:39
Modified: 2009-01-04 12:37:39
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, MacFadden and Cerling 1996, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Hemphillian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 9.40000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (New Mexico) Megatylopus matthewi (19424)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7Mexico (Zacatecas) Megatylopus matthewi (212341)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Kansas) Megatylopus matthewi (18342)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7Mexico (Hidalgo) Megatylopus matthewi (212307)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7Mexico (Guanajuato) Megatylopus matthewi (18718 175257)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7Mexico (Jalisco) Megatylopus matthewi (189788 189790)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Texas) Megatylopus matthewi (18073 type locality: 18097)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (New Mexico) Megatylopus matthewi (19288 19533)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Oklahoma) Megatylopus gigas (18304)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Arizona) Megatylopus matthewi (19612)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7Mexico (Guanajuato) Megatylopus matthewi (18713 18737) Megatylopus sp. (18740)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (California) Megatylopus matthewi (19604)