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Paurodontidae
Taxonomy
Paurodontidae was named by Marsh (1887). Its type is Paurodon.
It was assigned to Mammalia by Marsh (1887); to Polyprotodontia by Hay (1902); to Pantotheria by Simpson (1928), Simpson (1929) and Hay (1930); to Eupantotheria by Kraus (1979) and Carroll (1988); to Dryolestida by Prothero (1981) and Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004); and to Dryolestoidea by Rougier et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Mammalia by Marsh (1887); to Polyprotodontia by Hay (1902); to Pantotheria by Simpson (1928), Simpson (1929) and Hay (1930); to Eupantotheria by Kraus (1979) and Carroll (1988); to Dryolestida by Prothero (1981) and Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004); and to Dryolestoidea by Rougier et al. (2011).
Subtaxa
Araeodon, Archaeotrigon, Dorsetodon, Drescheratherium, Foxraptor, Paurodon (type genus), Tathiodon (syn. Tanaodon)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1887 | Paurodontidae Marsh pp. 341-342 |
| 1902 | Paurodontidae Hay p. 568 |
| 1928 | Paurodontidae Simpson p. 120 |
| 1929 | Paurodontidae Simpson p. 47 |
| 1930 | Paurodontidae Hay p. 371 |
| 1979 | Paurodontidae Kraus p. 164 |
| 1981 | Paurodontidae Prothero p. 321 |
| 1988 | Paurodontidae Carroll |
| 2004 | Paurodontidae Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 380, 387-388 |
| 2011 | Paurodontidae Rougier et al. p. S15 |
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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.
Fm. †Paurodontidae Marsh 1887
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G. †Archaeotrigon Simpson 1927
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†Archaeotrigon brevimaxillus Simpson 1927
†Archaeotrigon distagmus Simpson 1929
G. †Dorsetodon Ensom and Sigogneau-Russell 1998
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†Dorsetodon haysomi Ensom and Sigogneau-Russell 1998
G. †Tathiodon Simpson 1927
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†Tathiodon agilis Simpson 1927
Invalid names: Tanaodon Simpson 1927 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Luo et al. 2003, Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Callovian to the top of the Middle Berriasian or 166.10000 to 140.20000 Ma
Collections (10 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Callovian | Kyrgyzstan (Jalal-Abad) | Paurodontidae indet. (46545) | |
| Kimmeridgian | Portugal (Leiria) | Paurodontidae indet., Drescheratherium acutum (24563) | |
| Kimmeridgian - Tithonian | USA (Wyoming) | Archaeotrigon sp., Paurodon valens, Archaeotrigon brevimaxillus, Tanaodon agilis (12816) | |
| Kimmeridgian - Tithonian | USA (Utah) | Araeodon intermissus (53035) | |
| Tithonian | USA (Colorado) | Paurodontidae indet. (53040) | |
| Tithonian | USA (Wyoming) | Foxraptor atrox (39412) | |
| Early/Lower Tithonian | USA (Colorado) | Paurodontidae indet. (71476) | |
| Early/Lower Tithonian | USA (Utah) | Paurodontidae indet. (191718) | |
| Early/Lower Berriasian - Middle Berriasian | United Kingdom (England) | Dorsetodon haysomi (28401) | |
| Middle Berriasian | United Kingdom (England) | Paurodontidae indet. (122769) |