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Megaphyllitidae
Taxonomy
Megaphyllitidae was named by Mojsisovics (1896).
It was assigned to Pinacoceratoidea by von Mojsisovics (1896); to Arcestaceae by Astakhova (1971); and to Megaphyllitaceae by Tozer (1981), Fantini Sestini (1994), Tozer (1994) and Fantini Sestini (1996).
It was assigned to Pinacoceratoidea by von Mojsisovics (1896); to Arcestaceae by Astakhova (1971); and to Megaphyllitaceae by Tozer (1981), Fantini Sestini (1994), Tozer (1994) and Fantini Sestini (1996).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1896 | Megaphyllitidae Mojsisovics |
| 1896 | Megaphyllitidae von Mojsisovics |
| 1971 | Megaphyllitidae Astakhova p. 79 |
| 1981 | Megaphyllitidae Tozer |
| 1994 | Megaphyllitidae Fantini Sestini |
| 1994 | Megaphyllitidae Tozer p. 91 |
| 1996 | Megaphyllitidae Fantini Sestini |
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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.
Fm. †Megaphyllitidae Mojsisovics 1896
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G. †Megaphyllites Mojsisovics 1879
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†Megaphyllites applanatus von Mojsisovics 1873
†Megaphyllites chiosensis Fantini Sestini 1981
†Megaphyllites compressus Shevyrev 1995
†Megaphyllites evolutus Welter 1922
†Megaphyllites gebzensis Fantini Sestini 1988
†Megaphyllites humilis von Mojsisovics 1873
†Megaphyllites insectus von Mojsisovics 1873
†Megaphyllites johannisboehmi Pompeckj 1895
†Megaphyllites obolus von Mojsisovics 1882
†Megaphyllites oenipontanus von Mojsisovics 1882
†Megaphyllites procerus Arthaber 1896
†Megaphyllites prometheus Shevyrev 1961
†Megaphyllites sandalinus von Mojsisovics 1869
†Megaphyllites transiens von Mojsisovics 1873
†Megaphyllites wildhorsensis Bucher 1992
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Collections (146 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spathian | Romania | Megaphyllites sp. (216985) | |
| Aegean | Greece (Epidavros) | Megaphyllites sp., Megaphyllites chiosensis (211423) | |
| Aegean | Greece | Megaphyllites chiosensis (143851 143855) | |
| Aegean | Russian Federation | Megaphyllites compressus (99520) Megaphyllites sp. (99518) | |
| Aegean - Bithynian | China (Qinghai) | Megaphyllites evolutus (102912) | |
| Anisian | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Popanoceras hyatti (212556) | |
| Anisian | Italy (Trentino) | Megaphyllites sandalinus (212334) | |
| Anisian | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Megaphyllites sandalinus (206722 206726 206732) | |
| Anisian | Austria (Innsbruck) | Megaphyllites oenipontanus (202274 202275) | |
| Bithynian | USA (Nevada) | Megaphyllites wildhorsensis (109763 109764 109767 112709 112710 112711 112712 112713 112714 112716 112717 112720 112732 112735 112736 112738 112776 112792) | |
| Bithynian | Turkey | Megaphyllites gebzensis (143940 143949 143951 143970) Megaphyllites gebzensis, Megaphyllites procerus (143917 143945) Megaphyllites procerus (143863 143918 143921) | |
| Bithynian | Romania | Megaphyllites prometheus (197722) | |
| Bithynian | Russian Federation | Megaphyllites compressus (99531) Megaphyllites prometheus (99509 99511) Megaphyllites prometheus, Megaphyllites compressus (99523) | |
| Bithynian | Greece (Epidavros) | Megaphyllites sp. (211424) | |
| Illyrian | Greece (Epidavros) | Megaphyllites sandalinus (211431) | |
| Illyrian | Austria | Megaphyllites sandalinus (136996) Megaphyllites sp. (126955) | |
| Illyrian | USA (Nevada) | Humboldtites septentrionalis (33198 38927 143023) Megaphyllites septentrionalis (142671) | |
| Illyrian | Italy (Bergamo) | Megaphyllites sp. (33394 33395 211565) | |
| Illyrian | Italy (Trentino) | Megaphyllites sp. (213258) | |
| Illyrian | Italy | Megaphyllites sp. (233832) | |
| Pelsonian | Greece (Epidavros) | Megaphyllites sandalinus (211429) | |
| Pelsonian | Turkey | Megaphyllites gebzensis (143954 143956 143957 143973) Megaphyllites gebzensis, Megaphyllites procerus (143959) Megaphyllites procerus (143961) | |
| Pelsonian - Illyrian | Austria | Megaphyllites procerus (186975) | |
| Anisian - Ladinian | Italy (Udine) | Megaphyllites jarbas (201597) | |
| Middle Triassic | Slovenia | Megaphyllites oenipontanus (203357) | |
| Middle Triassic | Italy (Trento) | Megaphyllites obolus (202272 202273) | |
| Pelsonian - Tuvalian | Turkey (Anatolia) | Megaphyllites jarbas (204521) Megaphyllites jarbas, Megaphyllites humilis (204518) Megaphyllites procerus (204511) | |
| Ladinian | Italy (Lecco) | Megaphyllites obolus (211844 211850) | |
| Ladinian | Italy (Belluno) | Megaphyllites obolus (212336) | |
| Ladinian | Italy (Bergamo) | Megaphyllites oenipontanus (211551) | |
| Ladinian | China (Guangxi) | Megaphyllites oenipontanus (44947) | |
| Ladinian | Italy (Udine) | Megaphyllites obolus (211815) | |
| Fassanian | Greece (Epidavros) | Megaphyllites jarbas (211434) | |
| Fassanian | Italy (Bergamo) | Megaphyllites oenipontanus (211556) Megaphyllites sp. (33375) | |
| Longobardian | Canada (British Columbia) | Nitanoceras compressum (138615 138616) Nitanoceras selwyni (43791 137017 137020 137514 138619 138622 141743) Nitanoceras selwyni, Nitanoceras leve (137019) | |
| Longobardian | USA (Nevada) | Nitanoceras selwyni (48134) | |
| Longobardian | Malaysia (Kelantan) | Megaphyllites jarbas (211342) | |
| Longobardian | Italy (Bergamo) | Megaphyllites oenipontanus (211549) | |
| Carnian | USA (California) | Megaphyllites jarbas (205009) | |
| Carnian | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Megaphyllites jarbas (206617) Megaphyllites jarbas, Megaphyllites applanatus (206614) | |
| Carnian - Norian | Nepal (Byans) | Megaphyllites sp. (214671) | |
| Late/Upper Triassic - Sinemurian | Chile (Chañaral) | Megaphyllites sp. (223804) | |
| Julian | Italy | Ammonites umbilicatus (145649) Ceratites jarbas (137429) | |
| Julian | Romania | Megaphyllites jarbas (160170) | |
| Julian | Turkey | Megaphyllites jarbas (154846) | |
| Julian | Austria | Megaphyllites jarbas, Pinacoceras humile, Pinacoceras applanatum (159521) Megaphyllites obolus (159522) Pinacoceras humile, Pinacoceras applanatum (159576) Pinacoceras jarbas (159524 159528 159532 159577) | |
| Julian | Slovenia | Megaphyllites jarbas (85174) | |
| Tuvalian | Austria | Megaphyllites humilis (158936) Pinacoceras humile (159542 159552) | |
| Tuvalian | Oman | Megaphyllites applanatus (49419) | |
| Tuvalian | China (Yunnan) | Megaphyllites jarbas (165395) | |
| Norian | Hungary | Megaphyllites jarbas (73270) | |
| Norian | Nepal (Byans) | Megaphyllites sp. (214672) | |
| Norian | Austria | Pinacoceras insectum (159571 159572) | |
| Norian - Rhaetian | Russian Federation | Megaphyllites insectus (39315) | |
| Lacian | Slovenia | Megaphyllites insectus (159550) | |
| Lacian | Austria | Megaphyllites insectus (159899) Megaphyllites insectus, Megaphyllites transiens (158950) Pinacoceras humile (159541) Pinacoceras insectum (159516) Pinacoceras transiens (159573) | |
| Alaunian | Austria | Megaphyllites insectus (159886) Pinacoceras humile (159574) | |
| Sevatian | Tajikistan | Megaphyllites insectus (151033 151040) | |
| Sevatian | Ukraine | Megaphyllites insectus (150943) | |
| Rhaetian | Austria | Megaphyllites insectus (159555 159970) Pinacoceras insectum (159569) | |
| Rhaetian | Canada (British Columbia) | Megaphyllites sp. (137114) | |
| Rhaetian | Russian Federation | Megaphyllites insectus (143992 143993 144000 144002 214883 214915) | |
| Rhaetian | Germany | Megaphyllites johannisboehmi (173613) Megaphyllites sp. (173614) |