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Avunculus
Taxonomy
Avunculus was named by Van Valen (1966). It is not extant. Its type is Avunculus didelphodonti.
It was assigned to Didelphodontinae by Van Valen (1967); and to Cimolestidae by Van Valen (1966), McKenna and Bell (1997), Lopatin (2006).
It was assigned to Didelphodontinae by Van Valen (1967); and to Cimolestidae by Van Valen (1966), McKenna and Bell (1997), Lopatin (2006).
Species
A. didelphodonti (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1966 | Avunculus Van Valen |
| 1967 | Avunculus Van Valen |
| 1997 | Avunculus McKenna and Bell |
| 2006 | Avunculus Lopatin |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Lillegraven 1979, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Torrejonian or 63.40000 to 60.90000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torrejonian | USA (Wyoming) | A. didelphodonti (14903) | |
| Torrejonian | USA (Montana) | A. didelphodonti (14906) |