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Megadytes
Taxonomy
Megadytes was named by Sharp (1882). It is extant.
It was assigned to Cybistrini by Nilsson (2001) and Ramírez and Michat (2016).
It was assigned to Cybistrini by Nilsson (2001) and Ramírez and Michat (2016).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1882 | Megadytes Sharp |
| 2001 | Megadytes Nilsson p. 266 |
| 2016 | Megadytes Ramírez and Michat p. 514 |
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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.
G. Megadytes Sharp 1882
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Subg. Megadytes (Paramegadytes) Trémouilles and Bachmann 1980
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Megadytes (Paramegadytes) glaucus Brullé 1837
†Megadytes nicoleti Heer 1862
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Sarmatian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 12.70000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.608 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.608 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Sarmatian | Switzerland | Cybister nicoleti (153996) | |
| Sarmatian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Cybister nicoleti (117252) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | M. glaucus (184124) |