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Allocosmodon

Osteichthyes - Multituberculata - Microcosmodontidae

Taxonomy
Allocosmodon was named by Fox (2005).

It was assigned to Microcosmodontidae by Scott et al. (2006).

Species
A. woodi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Allocosmodon Fox
2006Allocosmodon Scott et al.

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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
—Allotheria()
orderMultituberculataCope 1884
suborderCimolodonta()
familyMicrocosmodontidaeHoltzman and Wolberg 1977
genusAllocosmodonFox 2005

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. †Allocosmodon Fox 2005
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†Allocosmodon woodi Holtzman and Wolberg 1977
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
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
References: Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Jenkins and Krause 1983

Age range: Tiffanian or 60.90000 to 56.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ti360.9 - 56.2Canada (Alberta) A. woodi (14928)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2USA (Montana) Microcosmodon woodi (14937)