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Megaxyela
Taxonomy
Megaxyela was named by Ashmead (1898). It is extant.
It was assigned to Macroxyelini by Rasnitsyn (1969); to Xyelidae by Ashmead (1898), Hong (1984), Zhang (1989), Carpenter (1992); and to Macroxyelinae by Taeger et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Macroxyelini by Rasnitsyn (1969); to Xyelidae by Ashmead (1898), Hong (1984), Zhang (1989), Carpenter (1992); and to Macroxyelinae by Taeger et al. (2010).
Species
Synonymy list
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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. Megaxyela Ashmead 1898
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†Megaxyela petrefacta Brues 1908
†Megaxyela yaoshanica Zhang 1989
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Burdigalian or 37.00000 to 15.98000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | M. petrefacta (106379 106384 124527) | |
| Burdigalian | China (Shandong) | M. yaoshanica (128551) |