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Aphelops megalodus
Taxonomy
Aceratherium megalodum was named by Cope (1873). It is the type species of Aphelops.
It was recombined as Aphelops megalodus by Cope (1873), Cope (1874), Hay (1902), Matthew (1932), Galbreath (1953), Prothero and Manning (1987), Prothero (1998) and Prothero (2005).
It was recombined as Aphelops megalodus by Cope (1873), Cope (1874), Hay (1902), Matthew (1932), Galbreath (1953), Prothero and Manning (1987), Prothero (1998) and Prothero (2005).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1873 | Aceratherium megalodum Cope |
1873 | Aphelops megalodus Cope p. 14 |
1874 | Aphelops megalodus Cope |
1902 | Aphelops megalodus Hay p. 646 |
1932 | Aphelops megalodus Matthew |
1953 | Aphelops megalodus Galbreath |
1987 | Aphelops megalodus Prothero and Manning |
1998 | Aphelops megalodus Prothero |
2005 | Aphelops megalodus Prothero pp. 72-78 |
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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.
†Aphelops megalodus Cope 1873
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available