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Astroconodon denisoni

Osteichthyes - Eutriconodonta - Triconodontidae

Taxonomy
Astroconodon denisoni was named by Patterson (1951) [genotype]. Its type specimen is FMNH PM 542, a mandible (lower jaws), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Greenwood Canyon, which is in an Aptian/Albian terrestrial siliciclastic in the Antlers Formation of Texas. It is the type species of Astroconodon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Astroconodon denisoni Patterson
1956Astroconodon denisoni Patterson p. 8
2004Astroconodon denisoni Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 219, 248

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
orderEutriconodontaKermack et al. 1973
familyTriconodontidaeMarsh 1887
subfamilyAlticonodontinaeFox 1976
genusAstroconodon
speciesdenisoni

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.

Astroconodon denisoni Patterson 1951
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackishg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousg
Diet: piscivoreg
Created: 2005-09-07 14:35:00
Modified: 2005-09-07 16:35:00
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Hopson 1973

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 119.57000 to 110.10000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2USA (Texas) Astroconodon denisoni (14408)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1USA (Oklahoma) Astroconodon denisoni (14374 14392)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1USA (Texas) Astroconodon denisoni (type locality: 14388) Triconodonta indet. (14375)
Albian113.2 - 100.5USA (Texas) Astroconodon denisoni (14390 14391 14411)