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Megacerops kuwagatarhinus

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae

Taxonomy
Megacerops kuwagatarhinus was named by Mader and Alexander (1995). Its type locality is Capitol Rock (Lower), which is in a Chadronian terrestrial horizon in Montana.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Megacerops kuwagatarhinus Mader and Alexander
2004Megacerops kuwagatarhinus Mihlbachler et al. p. 134

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
familyBrontotheriidae()
subfamilyBrontotheriinaeMarsh 1873
tribeBrontotheriiniMarsh 1873
subtribeBrontotheriinaMarsh 1873
—BrontotheriitaMarsh 1873
genusMegacerops
specieskuwagatarhinus

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.

†Megacerops kuwagatarhinus Mader and Alexander 1995
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:53:16
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:53:16
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Mader 1998

Age range: Chadronian or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Montana) Megacerops kuwagatarhinus (type locality: 16926)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Megacerops sp. (16919)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Megacerops kuwagatarhinus (17005)