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Pappotheriidae
Taxonomy
Pappotheriidae was named by Slaughter (1965). Its type is Pappotherium.
It was assigned to Theria by Slaughter (1965); to Endotherioidea by Van Valen (1967); to Trituberculata by McKenna and Bell (1997); to Boreosphenida by Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004); and to Metatheria by Davis and Cifelli (2011).
It was assigned to Theria by Slaughter (1965); to Endotherioidea by Van Valen (1967); to Trituberculata by McKenna and Bell (1997); to Boreosphenida by Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004); and to Metatheria by Davis and Cifelli (2011).
Subtaxa
Pappotherium (syn. Slaughteria) (type genus)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1965 | Pappotheriidae Slaughter p. 4 |
| 1967 | Pappotheriidae Van Valen |
| 1997 | Pappotheriidae McKenna and Bell |
| 2004 | Pappotheriidae Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 411, 419 |
| 2011 | Pappotheriidae Davis and Cifelli p. 448 |
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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. †Pappotheriidae Slaughter 1965
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G. †Pappotherium Slaughter 1965
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†Pappotherium pattersoni Slaughter 1965
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Invalid names: Slaughteria eruptens Butler 1978 [synonym]
Invalid names: Slaughteria Butler 1978 [synonym]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| B. H. Slaughter 1965 | Paracone and metacone well developed and separate; base of paracone extends to the lingual half of the crown; well-developed stylocone; low protocone connected to the parastyle and base of the metacone by crests. Lower moleas have a cingulum cusp on the anterior face of the anteroposteriorly compressed trigonid and three talonid cusps. |