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Megaloolithus walpurensis
Taxonomy
Megaloolithus walpurensis was named by Khosla and Sahni (1995). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is VPL/KH 590, an egg, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Walpur, Jhabua, which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial horizon in the Lameta Formation of India.
It was considered a nomen dubium by Mohabey (2005).
It was considered a nomen dubium by Mohabey (2005).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1995 | Megaloolithus walpurensis Khosla and Sahni pp. 93-94 figs. 5; Pl. 4:5-6 |
| 1996 | Megaloolithus walpurensis Loyal et al. p. 631 |
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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.
†Megaloolithus walpurensis Khosla and Sahni 1995
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: infrao = infraorder | |||||
| Reference: Marsh 1875 | |||||
Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Maastrichtian | India (Madhya Pradesh) | Megaloolithus walpurensis (type locality: 61668) |