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Simpsonodontidae

Docodonta - Simpsonodontidae

Taxonomy
Simpsonodontidae was named by Averianov et al. (2010). Its type is Simpsonodon.

It was assigned to Docodonta by Averianov et al. (2010).

Subtaxa
Simpsonodon (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Simpsonodontidae Averianov et al. p. 126

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
orderDocodontaKretzoi 1946
familySimpsonodontidae
familySimpsonodontidae

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. †Simpsonodontidae Averianov et al. 2010
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G. †Simpsonodon Kermack et al. 1987
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Simpsonodon oxfordensis Kermack et al. 1987
Simpsonodon sibiricus Averianov et al. 2010
Simpsonodon splendens Kuhne 1968
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. O. Averianov et al. 2010Docodontans with the pseudotalonid basin large and bordered by crests a-b, a-g, and b-g. Cusp e absent and the mesiolingual cingulid wide. Distal side of the lower molariform crowns with crenulations. There is a continuous additional groove above the Meckelian groove and separated from the more posterior trough for the postdentary bones (see description for details).
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialuc
Diet: insectivoreuc
Created: 2011-04-24 23:35:11
Modified: 2011-04-24 08:35:11
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Luo et al. 2003, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Bathonian to the top of the Callovian or 168.20000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) Docodonta indet. (61891)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (England) Simpsonodon oxfordensis (39075 224639) Simpsonodon sp. (57124)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Kyrgyzstan (Jalal-Abad) Simpsonodon spp. (46545)