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Megalonyx gigas
Taxonomy
Morotherium gigas was named by Marsh (1874) [genotype]. It is the type species of Morotherium.
It was recombined as Megalonyx gigas by Hay (1930), Hirschfeld and Webb (1968).
It was recombined as Megalonyx gigas by Hay (1930), Hirschfeld and Webb (1968).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1874 | Morotherium gigas Marsh p. 531 |
| 1902 | Morotherium gigas Hay p. 580 |
| 1930 | Megalonyx gigas Hay p. 414 |
| 1968 | Megalonyx gigas Hirschfeld and Webb |
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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 gigas Marsh 1874
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991 | |||||
Collections
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