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Megalocephalus
Taxonomy
Megalocephalus was named by Lehman (1955). Its type is Octagomphus woodi.
It was assigned to Loxommatidae by Beaumont (1977), Carroll (1988); and to Loxommatinae by Clack and Milner (2015).
It was assigned to Loxommatidae by Beaumont (1977), Carroll (1988); and to Loxommatinae by Clack and Milner (2015).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1870 | Pteroplax brevicornis Thomson and Young |
| 1947 | Megalocephalus brevicornis Romer |
| 1955 | Megalocephalus Lehman |
| 1977 | Megalocephalus Beaumont |
| 1988 | Megalocephalus Carroll |
| 2015 | Megalocephalus Clack and Milner p. 58 |
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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. †Megalocephalus Lehman 1955
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†Megalocephalus lineolatus Cope 1877
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Invalid names: Megalocephalus enchodus Cope 1885 [synonym]
†Megalocephalus pachycephalus Barkas 1873
Invalid names: Megalocephalus brevicornis Thomson and Young 1870 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available