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Mitredon

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Mitredon was named by Shapiro and Jenkins (2001). It is extant. Its type is Mitredon cromptoni. It was considered monophyletic by Shapiro and Jenkins (2001).

It was assigned to Cynodontia by Shapiro and Jenkins (2001).

Species
M. cromptoni (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Mitredon Shapiro and Jenkins p. 49

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
genusMitredon

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. Mitredon Shapiro and Jenkins 2001
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Mitredon cromptoni Shapiro and Jenkins 2001
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Rhaetian or 205.70000 to 201.40000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 201.4 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Greenland (East Greenland) M. cromptoni (106559)