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Megathericulus
Taxonomy
Megathericulus was named by Ameghino (1904).
It was assigned to Megatheriidae by Rovereto (1914) and Carroll (1988); and to Megatheriinae by Ameghino (1904), Pujos (2006), De Iuliis et al. (2008) and Varela et al. (2019).
It was assigned to Megatheriidae by Rovereto (1914) and Carroll (1988); and to Megatheriinae by Ameghino (1904), Pujos (2006), De Iuliis et al. (2008) and Varela et al. (2019).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1904 | Megathericulus Ameghino p. 132 |
| 1914 | Megathericulus Rovereto p. 36 |
| 1988 | Megathericulus Carroll |
| 2006 | Megathericulus Pujos |
| 2008 | Megathericulus De Iuliis et al. p. 182 |
| 2019 | Megathericulus Varela 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. †Megathericulus Ameghino 1904
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†Megathericulus patagonicus Ameghino 1904
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Invalid names: Megathericulus primaevus Cabrera 1939 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available