Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Alphadontidae
Alternative spelling: Alphodon
Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1927. Mesozoic Mammalia. VIII. Genera of Lance mammals other than multituberculates. American Journal of Science 14(80):121-130
Parent taxon: Alphadontidae according to G. P. Wilson et al. 2010
See also Clemens 1979, Davis 2007, Goin et al. 2006, Hay 1930, Johanson 1995, Johanson 1996, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Lillegraven and McKenna 1986, McKenna and Bell 1997, Simpson 1927, Simpson 1929, Sloan and Van Valen 1965 and Williamson et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Albertatherium, Eoalphadon, Turgidodon, Varalphadon
Subtaxa: Alphadon attaragos Alphadon eatoni Alphadon halleyi Alphadon marshi Alphadon perexiguus Alphadon sahnii Alphadon wilsoni
Type: Alphadon marshi
Ecology: scansorial omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Algeria (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Canada (8: Alberta, Saskatchewan), Portugal (1), United States (86: Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming)
Total: 96 collections including 108 occurrences
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