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Megastus
Taxonomy
Megastus was named by Roth (1898). Its type is Megastus elongatus.
It was assigned to Eocardiidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).
It was assigned to Eocardiidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).
Species
M. elongatus (type species)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1898 | Megastus Roth p. 53 |
1997 | Megastus McKenna and Bell |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979 |
Age range: Colloncuran or 15.50000 to 13.80000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Colloncuran | Argentina (Río Negro) | M. sp. (140691) | |
Colloncuran | Argentina (Neuquén) | M. elongatus (207561) |