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Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus
Taxonomy
Rhincodon miocaenicus was named by Antunes and Jonet (1969).
It was recombined as Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus by Cappetta and Ward (1977) and Purdy et al. (2001).
It was recombined as Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus by Cappetta and Ward (1977) and Purdy et al. (2001).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1969 | Rhincodon miocaenicus Antunes and Jonet |
1977 | Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus Cappetta and Ward p. 198 |
2001 | Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus Purdy et al. p. 98 |
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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.
†Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus Antunes and Jonet 1969
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: o = order, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 |
Collections (9 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Aquitanian - Langhian | USA (North Carolina) | Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus (48887) | |
Langhian | Portugal (Penedo) | Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus (161620) | |
Serravallian | France | Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus (204218) | |
Serravallian | France (Gironde) | Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus (161524 161527) | |
MN 13 | Portugal | Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus (65954) | |
MN 13 | Portugal (Alvalade) | Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus (65955) | |
Early/Lower Pliocene | Tunisia | Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus (204219) | |
Zanclean | Italy | Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus (204946) |