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IRMNG name detailsMegamys d'Orbigny & Laurillard in d'Orbigny, 1937 †
Megalomys Trouessart, 1903 † · unaccepted > unjustified emendation
Megamys d'Orbigny, 1842 † · unaccepted (later usage)
fossil only
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Pardiñas & Candela, 2017 note that while the type species of Megamys, M. patagonensis is considered a litoptern, the name...
Taxonomic remark Pardiñas & Candela, 2017 note that while the type species of Megamys, M. patagonensis is considered a litoptern, the name has also been incorrectly used ("Megamys auct., non Orbigny and Laurillard, 1837") for several forms related to Dinomyidae. [details]
IRMNG (2022). Megamys d'Orbigny & Laurillard in d'Orbigny, 1937 †. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=11923817 on 2025-01-16
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McKenna, M. C.; Bell, S. K. (1997). Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York, 631 pp.
note: authority given as d'Orbigny & Laurillard, 1937 [details] status source McKenna, M. C.; Bell, S. K. (1997). Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York, 631 pp. [details] verified source for family McKenna, M. C.; Bell, S. K. (1997). Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York, 631 pp. note: as Litopterna incertae sedis [details] name verified source Pardiñas, U. F. J.; Candela, A. M. (2017). The last mystery of the last hope: on the supposed occurrence of “Megamys” (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Cueva Del Milodón. <em>Ameghiniana.</em> 54(2): 247-251., available online at https://doi.org/10.5710/amgh.01.12.2016.3043 [details] extant flag source McKenna, M. C.; Bell, S. K. (1997). Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York, 631 pp. [details] Unreviewed
Taxonomic remark Pardiñas & Candela, 2017 note that while the type species of Megamys, M. patagonensis is considered a litoptern, the name has also been incorrectly used ("Megamys auct., non Orbigny and Laurillard, 1837") for several forms related to Dinomyidae. [details]
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