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Dryptodon

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Dryptodon was named by Marsh (1876). Its type is Dryptodon crassus.

It was synonymized subjectively with Ectoganus by Schoch (1981), Schoch (1986).

It was assigned to Stylinodontidae by Hay (1902), Hay (1930).

Species
D. crassus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Dryptodon Marsh p. 403
1902Dryptodon Hay p. 575
1930Dryptodon Hay p. 400

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Eugnathostomata
Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
RankNameAuthor
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Taeniodonta(Cope 1876)
Stylinodontidae(Marsh 1875)
genusDryptodon

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. †Dryptodon Marsh 1876
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Dryptodon crassus Marsh 1876
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-08-24 13:26:44
Modified: 2005-08-30 17:15:27
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available