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Melvius
Taxonomy
Melvius was named by Bryant (1988). Its type is Melvius thomasi.
It was assigned to Amiidae by Bryant (1988), Bryant (1989), Pearson et al. (2002); to Vidalamiini by Grande and Bemis (1998), Sullivan et al. (2011); and to Vidalamiinae by Hoganson et al. (2019), Cantalice et al. (2019).
It was assigned to Amiidae by Bryant (1988), Bryant (1989), Pearson et al. (2002); to Vidalamiini by Grande and Bemis (1998), Sullivan et al. (2011); and to Vidalamiinae by Hoganson et al. (2019), Cantalice et al. (2019).
Species
M. chauliodous, M. thomasi (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1988 | Melvius Bryant p. 349–350 |
| 1989 | Melvius Bryant p. 22 |
| 1998 | Melvius Grande and Bemis p. 397 |
| 2002 | Melvius Pearson et al. p. 154 |
| 2011 | Melvius Sullivan et al. p. 475 |
| 2019 | Melvius Cantalice et al. p. 434 |
| 2019 | Melvius Hoganson et al. p. 49 |
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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.
G. †Melvius Bryant 1988
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†Melvius chauliodous Hall and Wolberg 1989
†Melvius thomasi Bryant 1988
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 119.57000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (86 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Aptian | USA (Texas) | M. sp. (14408) | |
| Albian | USA (Texas) | Lepisosteus sp. (14391) M. sp. (14411 27613 235729) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | USA (Utah) | M. sp. (14412) | |
| Middle Turonian | USA (New Mexico) | M. sp. (52033) | |
| Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian | USA (Utah) | M. sp. (14414) | |
| Late/Upper Santonian | Canada (Alberta) | M. sp. (14426 190344 190345) | |
| Santonian | USA (Utah) | M. sp. (14409 230871) | |
| Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian | USA (Utah) | M. sp. (14413 276370 276374) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian | USA (Utah) | Amiidae indet. (167530) M. sp. (14410 230912) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian | USA (Texas) | M. sp. (200394 200396 200397) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian | USA (Utah) | M. chauliodous (167916) | |
| Judithian | USA (Wyoming) | M. sp. (14433 14458) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | USA (Colorado) | M. sp. (277550) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | Mexico (Coahuila) | M. sp. (24257 24260 24261 35360) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | USA (New Mexico) | M. chauliodous (138830) M. sp. (54101 138832) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | USA (Utah) | M. sp. (219712) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | USA (Arizona) | M. sp. (24915 68255) | |
| Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian | USA (Montana) | M. sp. (14470) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Mexico (Coahuila) | M. sp. (69800) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | USA (Colorado) | M. sp. (167302) | |
| Lancian | USA (North Dakota) | M. sp. (137704 137706 137724) M. thomasi (14610 137705 137707 137715 137727 137728 137732) | |
| Lancian | USA (Wyoming) | Amia uintaensis (14514) M. thomasi (14519 14566 14577) Protamia sp. (14538 14626) | |
| Lancian | USA (Montana) | Amia sp. (14616) M. thomasi (14508 14516 14520 14525 14535 14548 14549 14568 14615 176689 192244) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (North Dakota) | M. sp. (137718 137720 213614) M. thomasi (45099 45102 45111 45117 45118 45128 45133 45137 45143 45144 45145 45381) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (South Dakota) | M. thomasi (45390) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Montana) | M. thomasi (123683) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Wyoming) | M. thomasi (14585) | |
| Maastrichtian | USA (North Dakota) | M. thomasi (45313) |