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Megabradys darwini
Taxonomy
Megabradys darwini was named by Scillato-Yané (1981). Its type specimen is MLP 3-733, a mandible (right ramus with 3 alveoli), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ciudad de Paraná, which is in a Huayquerian fluvial-deltaic conglomerate/sandstone in the Ituzaingó Formation of Argentina. It is the type species of Megabradys.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1981 | Megabradys darwini Scillato-Yané p. 30 figs. 1:1-3 |
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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.
†Megabradys darwini Scillato-Yané 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979 |
Age range: Huayquerian or 8.00000 to 5.00000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Huayquerian | Argentina (Entre Rios) | Megabradys darwini (55600) | |
Huayquerian | Argentina (Entre Ríos) | Megabradys darwini (type locality: 140696) |