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Megalocnus
Taxonomy
Megalocnus was named by Leidy (1868). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Megalocnini by White and MacPhee (2001); to Megalonychidae by Gaudin (1995), Pujos et al. (2007); and to Megalocninae by Varela et al. (2019).
It was assigned to Megalocnini by White and MacPhee (2001); to Megalonychidae by Gaudin (1995), Pujos et al. (2007); and to Megalocninae by Varela et al. (2019).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1868 | Megalocnus Leidy |
| 1995 | Megalocnus Gaudin |
| 2001 | Megalocnus White and MacPhee |
| 2007 | Megalocnus Pujos et al. |
| 2019 | Megalocnus Varela et al. |
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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. †Megalocnus Leidy 1868
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†Megalocnus rodens Matthew and Paula Couto 1959
†Megalocnus zile MacPhee et al. 2000
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleistocene - Holocene | Cuba (Matanzas) | M. rodens (152870) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Cuba (Pinar del Río) | M. sp. (78640) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Cuba (Artemisa) | M. rodens (195083) |