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Tubulodon atopum

Mammalia - Epoicotheriidae

Taxonomy
Alocodon atopum was named by Rose et al. (1978) ["genotype"]. It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Elk Creek (400 m), which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the Willwood Formation of Wyoming. It is the type species of Alocodontulum.

It was recombined as Alocodontulum atopum by Rose et al. (1978); it was recombined as Tubulodon atopum by Rose et al. (1991) and Rose and Lucas (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Alocodon atopum Rose et al.
1978Alocodon atopum Rose et al. p. 1162
1978Alocodontulum atopum Rose et al. p. 1162
1991Tubulodon atopum Rose et al.
2000Tubulodon atopum Rose and Lucas p. 139

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
PholidotamorphaGaudin et al. 2009
suborderPalaeanodontaMatthew 1918
familyEpoicotheriidaeSimpson 1927
genusTubulodonJepsen 1932
speciesatopum()

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.

Tubulodon atopum Rose et al. 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available