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Megalapteryx
Taxonomy
Megalapteryx was named by Haast (1885). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Anomalopterygidae by Lambrecht (1933); to Dinornithidae by Carroll (1988); to Emeidae by Worthy (1997); and to Megalapterygidae by Bunce et al. (2009).
It was assigned to Anomalopterygidae by Lambrecht (1933); to Dinornithidae by Carroll (1988); to Emeidae by Worthy (1997); and to Megalapterygidae by Bunce et al. (2009).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1885 | Megalapteryx Haast |
| 1933 | Megalapteryx Lambrecht p. 140 |
| 1988 | Megalapteryx Carroll |
| 1997 | Megalapteryx Worthy p. 95 |
| 2009 | Megalapteryx Bunce 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. †Megalapteryx Haast 1885
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†Megalapteryx didinus Lydekker 1891
†Megalapteryx hectori Haast 1886
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available