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Meizonyx
Taxonomy
Meizonyx was named by Webb and Perrigo (1985). It is not extant. Its type is Meizonyx salvadorensis.
It was assigned to Megalonychidae by Webb and Perrigo (1985), McKenna and Bell (1997) and McDonald et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Megalonychidae by Webb and Perrigo (1985), McKenna and Bell (1997) and McDonald et al. (2020).
Species
M. salvadorensis (type species)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1985 | Meizonyx Webb and Perrigo |
1997 | Meizonyx McKenna and Bell |
2020 | Meizonyx McDonald et al. |
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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. †Meizonyx Webb and Perrigo 1985
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†Meizonyx salvadorensis Webb and Perrigo 1985
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979 |
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (3 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene | El Salvador | M. salvadorensis (20152) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Mexico (Oaxaca) | M. salvadorensis (216965 216966) |