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Megalonyx wheatleyi

Mammalia - Megalonychidae

Taxonomy
Megalonyx wheatleyi was named by Cope (1871).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Megalonyx loxodon Cope
1871Megalonyx sphenodon Cope
1871Megalonyx tortulus Cope
1871Megalonyx wheatleyi Cope
1899Megalonyx scalper Cope
1902Megalonyx loxodon Hay p. 578
1902Megalonyx scalper Hay p. 578
1902Megalonyx tortulus Hay p. 578
1902Megalonyx wheatleyi Hay p. 578
1980Megalonyx wheatleyi Kurten and Anderson p. 136
2007Megalonyx wheatleyi McDonald and Naples p. 154

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Americatheria
Xenarthra()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
Folivora
classEufolivoraDelsuc et al. 2001
superfamilyMegatherioideaGray 1821
familyMegalonychidaeGervais 1855
subfamilyMegalonychinaeTrouessart 1904
genusMegalonyxHarlan 1825
specieswheatleyiCope 1871

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.

Megalonyx wheatleyi Cope 1871
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Invalid names: Megalonyx loxodon Cope 1871 [synonym], Megalonyx scalper Cope 1899 [synonym], Megalonyx sphenodon Cope 1871 [synonym], Megalonyx tortulus Cope 1871 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:30:05
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Blancan to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 4.90000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.9 - 1.8Mexico (Sonora) Megalonyx wheatleyi (20322)
Blancan - Irvingtonian4.9 - 0.3USA (New Mexico) Megalonyx wheatleyi (20397)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Florida) Megalonyx wheatleyi (20299 20350 20415 20475)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Pennsylvania) Megalonyx wheatleyi (20479)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (South Dakota) Megalonyx wheatleyi (20158)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (California) Megalonyx sp. (20327) Megalonyx wheatleyi (20128)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Megalonyx wheatleyi (20638 74292)