Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Monotremata 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Subordo: Cynodontia
Infraordo: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Prototheria
Ordo: Monotremata

Familia: Tachyglossidae
Genus: †Megalibgwilia
Species (2): M. owenii – M. robusta

In synonymy (1): M. ramsayi

Name

  • Megalibgwilia Griffiths, Wells & Barrie, 1991
    • Authority for placement: original
    • Gender: [feminine]
    • Original status: valid genus
    • Type species: Echidna ramsayi Owen, 1884
      • Fixation: original designation [p. 90] [and monotypy]

Primary references

  • Griffiths, M.; Wells, R.T.; Barrie, D.J. 1991: Observations on the skulls of fossil and extant echidnas (Monotremata: Tachyglossidae). Australian mammalogy 14: 87–101. Google books Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 90]
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