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Megalonyx wheatleyi
Taxonomy
Megalonyx wheatleyi was named by Cope (1871).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1871 | Megalonyx loxodon Cope |
1871 | Megalonyx sphenodon Cope |
1871 | Megalonyx tortulus Cope |
1871 | Megalonyx wheatleyi Cope |
1899 | Megalonyx scalper Cope |
1902 | Megalonyx loxodon Hay p. 578 |
1902 | Megalonyx scalper Hay p. 578 |
1902 | Megalonyx tortulus Hay p. 578 |
1902 | Megalonyx wheatleyi Hay p. 578 |
1980 | Megalonyx wheatleyi Kurten and Anderson p. 136 |
2007 | Megalonyx wheatleyi McDonald and Naples p. 154 |
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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.
†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
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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 |
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Blancan | Mexico (Sonora) | Megalonyx wheatleyi (20322) | |
Blancan - Irvingtonian | USA (New Mexico) | Megalonyx wheatleyi (20397) | |
Irvingtonian | USA (Florida) | Megalonyx wheatleyi (20299 20350 20415 20475) | |
Irvingtonian | USA (Pennsylvania) | Megalonyx wheatleyi (20479) | |
Irvingtonian | USA (South Dakota) | Megalonyx wheatleyi (20158) | |
Irvingtonian | USA (California) | Megalonyx sp. (20327) Megalonyx wheatleyi (20128) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | Megalonyx wheatleyi (20638 74292) |