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Psalodon

Mammalia - Multituberculata - Allodontidae

Taxonomy

Psalodon was named by Simpson (1926). Its type is Ctenacodon potens.

It was assigned to Plagiaulacidae by Simpson (1929), Hay (1930), Hahn (1971), Clemens and Kielan-Jaworowska (1979), McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Allodontidae by Martin and Foster (1998), Kielan-Jaworowska and Hurum (2001), Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004).

Species

P. fortis, P. marshi, P. potens

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1926	Psalodon Simpson p. 239
1929	Psalodon Simpson p. 11
1930	Psalodon Hay p. 378
1971	Psalodon Hahn p. 36
1979	Psalodon Clemens and Kielan-Jaworowska p. 101
1997	Psalodon McKenna and Bell
1998	Psalodon Martin and Foster p. 385
2001	Psalodon Kielan-Jaworowska and Hurum p. 412
2004	Psalodon Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 253, 303 fig. 8.25B,C

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Eugnathostomata
—	Teleostomi	(Bonaparte 1836)
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha

Rank	Name	Author
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
subclass	Synapsida
—	Therapsida	()
infraorder	Cynodontia	()
—	Mammaliamorpha
—	Mammaliaformes
class	Mammalia
—	Allotheria	()
order	Multituberculata	Cope 1884
family	Allodontidae
genus	Psalodon	Simpson 1926

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. †Psalodon Simpson 1926

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†Psalodon fortis Marsh 1887

†Psalodon marshi Simpson 1929

†Psalodon potens Marsh 1887

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

phosphaticsubp

Environment:

terrestrialc

Locomotion:

actively mobilep

Life habit:

arborealo

Diet:

herbivoreo

Created:

2005-09-01 17:42:57

Modified:

2005-09-01 19:42:57

Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum

References: Kiessling 2004, Hopson 1973, Carroll 1988, Jenkins and Krause 1983

Age range: Early/Lower Tithonian or 149.20000 to 145.06000 Ma

Collections (3 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian	154.8 - 143.1	USA (Wyoming)	Ctenacodon potens, Allodon fortis, P. marshi (12816) P. marshi (49636)
Early/Lower Tithonian	149.2 - 145.06	USA (Wyoming)	P. sp. (56654)