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Megasqualus
Taxonomy
Megasqualus was named by Herman (1982) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than-u T Eo-l Sepkoski's reference number: 884]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Squaliformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Squalidae by Cvancara and Hoganson (1993), Nel et al. (1999), Popov and Lopyrev (2024).
It was assigned to Squaliformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Squalidae by Cvancara and Hoganson (1993), Nel et al. (1999), Popov and Lopyrev (2024).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1982 | Megasqualus Herman |
| 1993 | Megasqualus Cvancara and Hoganson p. 3 |
| 1999 | Megasqualus Nel et al. p. 70 |
| 2002 | Megasqualus Sepkoski |
| 2024 | Megasqualus Popov and Lopyrev p. 785 |
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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. †Megasqualus Herman 1982
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Selandian - Thanetian | New Zealand | M. sp. (90579 90581) | |
| Ypresian | Russian Federation (Saratov) | M. sp. (235736) |