Triisodon Cope 1881 (placental)

Mammalia - Acreodi - Triisodontidae

Synonym: Sarcothraustes Cope 1882

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1881. The temporary dentition of a new creodont. The American Naturalist 15:667-669

Parent taxon: Triisodontidae according to R. Tabuce et al. 2011

See also Archibald 1998, Carroll 1988, Cope 1881, Cope 1881, Cope 1882, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Matthew 1937, Matthew and Granger 1921, McKenna and Bell 1997, Rigby 1980, Scott 1892, St. Clair et al. 2010, Tomida 1981, Van Valen 1978, Williamson and Lucas 1993 and Zhou et al. 1995

Sister taxa: Eoconodon, Goniacodon, Stelocyon

Subtaxa: Triisodon crassicuspis Triisodon quivirensis

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Type: Triisodon quivirensis

Ecology: scansorial omnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (11: New Mexico collections)

Total: 11 collections including 12 occurrences

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