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Megatylopus primaevus

Osteichthyes - Camelidae

Taxonomy
Megatylopus primaevus was named by Patton (1969).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Megatylopus primaevus Patton
1998Megatylopus primaevus 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()
speciesprimaevus

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 primaevus Patton 1969
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, MacFadden and Cerling 1996, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999

Age range: Clarendonian or 12.50000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Megatylopus primaevus (18221)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Texas) Megatylopus primaevus (18623)
Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) Megatylopus primaevus (18065 18236 18295)