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Nothrotheriidae (disused)
Taxonomy
Nothrotheriidae was named by Ameghino (1920) [Ameghino named this as a subfamily, not a family. Elevated to family rank by Muizon an McDonald 2004.].
It was assigned to Megalonychoidea by Muizon et al. (2004); and to Megatheria by Amson et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Megalonychoidea by Muizon et al. (2004); and to Megatheria by Amson et al. (2017).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1920 | Nothrotheriidae Ameghino |
2004 | Nothrotheriidae Muizon et al. p. 388 |
2017 | Nothrotheriidae Amson et al. p. 231 figs. Fig. 10 |
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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.
Subfm. †Nothrotheriidae Ameghino 1920
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available