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Dimacrodon
Taxonomy
Dimacrodon was named by Olson and Beerbower (1953). It is not extant. Its type is Dimacrodon hottoni. It is the type genus of Dimacrodontidae.
It was assigned to Dimacrodontidae by Olson and Beerbower (1953), Olson (1962); and to Tapinocephalia by Carroll (1988).
It was assigned to Dimacrodontidae by Olson and Beerbower (1953), Olson (1962); and to Tapinocephalia by Carroll (1988).
Species
D. hottoni (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1953 | Dimacrodon Olson and Beerbower p. 414 figs. 7D, E |
| 1962 | Dimacrodon Olson pp. 86, 89 |
| 1988 | Dimacrodon Carroll |
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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. †Dimacrodon Olson and Beerbower 1953
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†Dimacrodon hottoni Olson and Beerbower 1953
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Kungurian - Roadian | USA (Texas) | D. hottoni (79694) D. sp. (85171) |