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Woutersiidae
Taxonomy
Woutersiidae was named by Sigogneau-Russell and Hahn (1995). Its type is Woutersia.
It was assigned to Symmetrodonta by Sigogneau-Russell and Hahn (1995); and to Mammalia by Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004).
It was assigned to Symmetrodonta by Sigogneau-Russell and Hahn (1995); and to Mammalia by Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004).
Subtaxa
Woutersia (type genus)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1995 | Woutersiidae Sigogneau-Russell and Hahn p. 246 |
| 2004 | Woutersiidae Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 345, 365 |
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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. †Woutersiidae Sigogneau-Russell and Hahn 1995
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G. †Woutersia Sigogneau-Russell 1983
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†Woutersia butleri Sigogneau-Russell and Hahn 1995
†Woutersia mirabilis Sigogneau-Russell 1983
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| D. Sigogneau-Russell and R. Hahn 1995 | An early family of Theria whose lower molars, and even more the upper molars, tend to widen labiolingually and increase or develop a cusp on the lingual cingulum, thus extending their role towards a crushing function |