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Antarctodon

Mammalia - Astrapotheria

Taxonomy
Antarctodon was named by Bond et al. (2011). Its type is Antarctodon sobrali.

It was assigned to Astrapotheria by Bond et al. (2011).

Species
A. sobrali (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Antarctodon Bond et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
—Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
—Sudamericungulata
orderAstrapotheria
genusAntarctodon

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. †Antarctodon Bond et al. 2011
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†Antarctodon sobrali Bond et al. 2011
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. Bond et al. 2011Small astrapothere, slightly larger than Trigonostylops. Holotype represents p4 (or possibly m1) with long anterolingual crescent, longer than in Trigonostylops. Small hypoconulid, lingually retracted hypolophid. Lophoid, transversally elongated entoconid, forming an “entocristid” reaching anterior slope of hypoconulid.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-05 17:11:22
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:11:22
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, MacFadden et al. 1996, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Bartonian or 56.00000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Antarctica Ungulata indet. (100414)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71Antarctica (Seymour Island) A. sobrali (53666)