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Megalonychops
Taxonomy
Megalonychops was named by Kraglievich (1927). It is not extant. Its type is Megalonychops primigenius.
It was assigned to Megalonychinae by Brandoni (2008); and to Megalonychidae by Carroll (1988) and Brandoni (2011).
It was assigned to Megalonychinae by Brandoni (2008); and to Megalonychidae by Carroll (1988) and Brandoni (2011).
Species
M. primigenius (type species)
Synonymy list
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979 |
Age range: base of the Huayquerian to the top of the Ensenadan or 8.00000 to 0.40000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Huayquerian | Argentina (Entre Rios) | M. primigenius (55600) | |
Ensenadan | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | M. sp. (199170) |