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Aphelops megalodus

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae

Taxonomy
Aceratherium megalodum was named by Cope (1873). It is the type species of Aphelops.

It was recombined as Aphelops megalodus by Cope (1873), Cope (1874), Hay (1902), Matthew (1932), Galbreath (1953), Prothero and Manning (1987), Prothero (1998), Prothero (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Aceratherium megalodum Cope
1873Aphelops megalodus Cope p. 14
1874Aphelops megalodus Cope
1902Aphelops megalodus Hay p. 646
1932Aphelops megalodus Matthew
1953Aphelops megalodus Galbreath
1987Aphelops megalodus Prothero and Manning
1998Aphelops megalodus Prothero
2005Aphelops megalodus Prothero pp. 72-78

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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
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
—Tapiromorpha(Haeckel 1873)
—Ceratomorpha(Wood 1937)
superfamilyRhinocerotoidea
familyRhinocerotidae
subfamilyAceratheriinaeDollo 1885
genusAphelopsOwen 1845
speciesmegalodus(Cope 1873)

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.

†Aphelops megalodus Cope 1873
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: browserg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 15:12:21
Modified: 2009-01-04 12:33:00
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Prothero 1998

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Clarendonian or 16.30000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (97 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Texas) Aphelops megalodus (18644 18648) Rhinocerotidae indet. (18671)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) Aphelops megalodus (17978)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Wyoming) Aphelops megalodus (17957)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Colorado) Aphelops sp. (17908)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) Aphelops megalodus (17872 17883 17920 17952 17961 17980 17987 17988 17999 18000 18001)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nevada) Aphelops sp. (18961 18962 18963 18965)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Aphelops megalodus (18090 18124 18261 18281 18284 18337 18345) Rhinocerotidae indet. (18361)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nevada) Aphelops megalodus (19088 19103)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) Aphelops megalodus (19287 19470) Aphelops sp. (19535)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Colorado) Aphelops megalodus (18203)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Texas) Aphelops megalodus (18608 18619 18627 18646 18660)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) Aphelops megalodus (19356 19364 19366 19422 19458 19542 19567 160740) Aphelops sp. (19460 19510)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) Aphelops megalodus (19547)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Texas) Aphelops megalodus (18661 18665 18674)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Aphelops megalodus (17880 17903 17904 17905 17955 17956 17972 17975 17976 17985 18011 18019 18020)
Barstovian - Clarendonian16.3 - 9.4USA (Colorado) Aphelops megalodus (18445)
Barstovian - Clarendonian16.3 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Aphelops megalodus (18077 18306)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Oregon) Aphelops sp. (18816 18830)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (South Dakota) Aphelops megalodus (18200 18268)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Texas) Rhinocerotidae indet. (18098)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nevada) Aphelops megalodus (18987) Aphelops sp. (18845)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Aphelops megalodus (18037 18057 18099 18108 18135 18145 18214 18218 18227 18242 18245 18333 18425 18447 18458 18460 18496 159704)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Aphelops megalodus (18327)
Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Aphelops megalodus (18134)