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Megalictis ferox
Taxonomy
Megalictis ferox was named by Matthew (1907) [genotype]. Its type locality is AMNH Rosebud 22, which is in a Harrisonian terrestrial horizon in the Rosebud Formation of South Dakota.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1907 | Megalictis ferox Matthew |
| 2016 | Megalictis ferox Valenciano et al. p. 6 |
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†Megalictis ferox Matthew 1907
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| A. Valenciano et al. 2016 | Megalictis ferox differs from M. simplicidens, M. frazieri, “M.” petersoni and Oligobunis crassivultus in its larger size, m1 without metaconid and m1 talonid with a closed lingual morphology with a lingual cingulum between the metacristid and entocristid. Additionally, it differs from M. simplicidens and M. frazieri in having a higher and more robust mandibular symphysis, a reduced p2 and a more robust p4 and m1. It further differs from “M.” petersoni in much larger size and p3–4 with mesial accessory cuspids. It further differs from Oligobunis crassivultus in having a more rectangular P2, smaller M1 than P4, enlarged M1 stylar area, higher paracone than metacone on the M1, reduced p2, p2–3 high-crowned distal ci gula, more developed p3 distal accessory cuspid, relatively enlarged p4, and higher protoconid than paraconid on the m1. |