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Diacodon
Taxonomy
Diacodon was named by Cope (1875). Its type is Diacodon alticuspis.
It was assigned to Insectivora by Cope (1875); to Leptictidae by Hay (1902); to Leptictinae by Hay (1930), Van Valen (1967); and to Erinaceomorpha by Novacek et al. (1985), Gunnell et al. (2008).
It was assigned to Insectivora by Cope (1875); to Leptictidae by Hay (1902); to Leptictinae by Hay (1930), Van Valen (1967); and to Erinaceomorpha by Novacek et al. (1985), Gunnell et al. (2008).
Species
D. alticuspis (type species), D. puercensis
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1875 | Diacodon Cope p. 11–12 |
| 1902 | Diacodon Hay p. 740 |
| 1930 | Diacodon Hay p. 431 |
| 1967 | Diacodon Van Valen |
| 1985 | Diacodon Novacek et al. p. 17 |
| 2008 | Diacodon Gunnell et al. |
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G. †Diacodon Cope 1875
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†Diacodon alticuspis Cope 1875
†Diacodon puercensis Matthew 1918
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available