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Protomegamys
Taxonomy
Protomegamys was named by Kraglievich (1932).
It was synonymized subjectively with Eumegamys by McKenna and Bell (1997).
It was assigned to Dinomyidae by Cione et al. (2000).
It was synonymized subjectively with Eumegamys by McKenna and Bell (1997).
It was assigned to Dinomyidae by Cione et al. (2000).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1932 | Protomegamys Kraglievich |
| 2000 | Protomegamys Cione 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. †Protomegamys Kraglievich 1932
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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: Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Huayquerian or 8.00000 to 5.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Huayquerian | Argentina (Entre Rios) | P. sp., P. coligatus (55600) |