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Megalocnus

Osteichthyes - Megalonychidae

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).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Megalocnus Leidy
1995Megalocnus Gaudin
2001Megalocnus White and MacPhee
2007Megalocnus Pujos et al.
2019Megalocnus Varela et al.

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Americatheria
Xenarthra()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
Folivora
Eufolivora
superfamilyMegatherioideaGray 1821
familyMegalonychidaeGervais 1855
subfamilyMegalocninae
genusMegalocnusLeidy 1868

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
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:30:05
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 - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Cuba (Matanzas) M. rodens (152870)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Cuba (Pinar del Río) M. sp. (78640)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Cuba (Artemisa) M. rodens (195083)