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Macrodactylini
Taxonomy
Macrodactylidae was named by Kirby (1837). It is extant. Its type is Macrodactylus.
It was reranked as the tribe Macrodactylini by Bouchard et al. (2011), Allsopp and Schoolmeesters (2024).
It was assigned to Melolonthinae by Bouchard et al. (2011); and to Melolonthinae by Allsopp and Schoolmeesters (2024).
It was reranked as the tribe Macrodactylini by Bouchard et al. (2011), Allsopp and Schoolmeesters (2024).
It was assigned to Melolonthinae by Bouchard et al. (2011); and to Melolonthinae by Allsopp and Schoolmeesters (2024).
Subtaxa
Macrodactylus (type genus)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2011 | Macrodactylini Bouchard et al. |
| 2024 | Macrodactylini Allsopp and Schoolmeesters p. 119 |
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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.
Tr. Macrodactylini Kirby 1837
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G. Macrodactylus Latreille 1827
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†Macrodactylus pluto Wickham 1912
†Macrodactylus propheticus Wickham 1912
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Chadronian or 37.00000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Macrodactylus pluto (106379 124624) Macrodactylus propheticus (106381) |