Aploconodon Simpson 1925 (mammal)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Amphilestidae

Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1925. Mesozoic Mammalia 1. American triconodonts: part 2. American Journal of Science, series 5 10:334-358

Parent taxon: Amphilestinae according to O. P. Hay 1930

See also Carroll 1988, Jenkins and Crompton 1979, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Simpson 1925 and Simpson 1929

Sister taxa: Amphilestes, Comodon, Gobiconodontinae, Kemchugia, Liaotherium, Phascolotherium, Tendagurodon

Subtaxa: Aploconodon comoensis

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Type: Aploconodon comoensis

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Quarry 9, Como Bluff (YPM) (Jurassic of Wyoming)

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