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Microcosmodontidae
Taxonomy
Microcosmodontidae was named by Holtzman and Wolberg (1977). Its type is Microcosmodon. It was considered monophyletic by Kielan-Jaworowska and Hurum (2001).
It was reranked as the subfamily Microcosmodontinae by Clemens and Kielan-Jaworowska (1979).
It was assigned to Eucosmodontidae by Clemens and Kielan-Jaworowska (1979); to Cimolodonta by Kielan-Jaworowska and Hurum (2001) and Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004); and to Multituberculata by Scott et al. (2006).
It was reranked as the subfamily Microcosmodontinae by Clemens and Kielan-Jaworowska (1979).
It was assigned to Eucosmodontidae by Clemens and Kielan-Jaworowska (1979); to Cimolodonta by Kielan-Jaworowska and Hurum (2001) and Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004); and to Multituberculata by Scott et al. (2006).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1977 | Microcosmodontidae Holtzman and Wolberg |
| 1979 | Microcosmodontinae Clemens and Kielan-Jaworowska p. 102 |
| 2001 | Microcosmodontidae Kielan-Jaworowska and Hurum p. 417 |
| 2004 | Microcosmodontidae Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 255, 330 |
| 2006 | Microcosmodontidae Scott et al. |
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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.
Fm. †Microcosmodontidae Holtzman and Wolberg 1977
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G. †Microcosmodon Jepsen 1930
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†Microcosmodon arcuatus Johnston and Fox 1984
†Microcosmodon conus Jepsen 1930
†Microcosmodon harleyi Weil 1998
†Microcosmodon rosei Krause 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available