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Daeodon

Mammalia - Entelodontidae

Taxonomy

Daeodon was named by Cope (1878) [also said to be 1879].

It was synonymized subjectively with Dinohyus by Tedford et al. (1987), Carroll (1988), Effinger (1998); it was considered a nomen vanum by Albright (1991); it was considered a nomen vanum by Albright (1999).

It was assigned to Perissodactyla by Cope (1878); to Lambdotheriinae by Hay (1902); and to Entelodontidae by Lucas et al. (1998), Foss (2007), Vislobokova (2008), Albright et al. (2019).

Species

Ammodon bathrodon, Boochoerus angustus, D. humerosus, D. shoshonensis (syn. Ammodon leidyanum, Dinohyus mento)

Synonyms

Ammodon was named by Marsh (1893).

It was synonymized subjectively with Daeodon by Lucas et al. (1997), Lucas et al. (1998), Foss and Fremd (1998); it was synonymized subjectively with Dinohyus by Effinger (1998).

It was assigned to Achaenodontinae by Hay (1902); and to Entelodontidae by Albright (1999).
Boochoerus was named by Cope (1879).

It was synonymized subjectively with Elotherium by Hay (1902); it was synonymized subjectively with Daeodon by Foss and Fremd (1998); it was synonymized subjectively with Megachoerus by Effinger (1998); it was considered a nomen vanum by Brunet (1975), Albright (1999).

It was assigned to Artiodactyla by Cope (1879).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1878	Daeodon Cope p. 77
1879	Boochoerus Cope p. 59
1893	Ammodon Marsh p. 409 figs. Plate IX figs 2, 3
1902	Daeodon Hay p. 633
1902	Ammodon Hay p. 656
1997	Daeodon Lucas et al.
1998	Daeodon Lucas et al.
1999	Ammodon Albright
2007	Daeodon Foss p. 127
2008	Daeodon Vislobokova
2019	Daeodon Albright et al. p. 187

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
subclass	Synapsida
—	Therapsida	()

Rank	Name	Author
infraorder	Cynodontia	()
—	Mammaliamorpha
—	Mammaliaformes
class	Mammalia
—	Cladotheria
—	Zatheria
subclass	Tribosphenida	()
subclass	Theria
—	Eutheria	()
—	Placentalia
—	Boreoeutheria
—	Laurasiatheria
—	Scrotifera
—	Euungulata
—	Artiodactylamorpha
—	Artiodactyla	()
superfamily	Entelodontoidea	Lydekker 1883
family	Entelodontidae	Lydekker 1883
genus	Daeodon

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.

G. †Daeodon Cope 1878

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†Daeodon humerosus Cope 1879

†Daeodon shoshonensis Cope 1878

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Invalid names: Ammodon leidyanum Marsh in Cope 1868 [synonym], Dinohyus mento Allen 1926 [synonym]

Invalid names: Ammodon Marsh 1893 [synonym], Boochoerus Cope 1879 [synonym]

Diagnosis

Reference	Diagnosis
E. D. Cope 1878	The first pre- molar has two roots; and the canine is of huge proportions. The mandib- ular symphysis is co6ssified, and there are no osseous tuberosities on it nor on the adjacent parts of the rami.