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Sarcodontidae
Taxonomy
Sarcodontinae was named by Lopatin and Kondrashov (2004).
It was reranked as the family Sarcodontidae by Missiaen and Smith (2008).
It was assigned to Micropternodontidae by Lopatin and Kondrashov (2004) and Lopatin (2006); and to Cimolesta by Missiaen and Smith (2008).
It was reranked as the family Sarcodontidae by Missiaen and Smith (2008).
It was assigned to Micropternodontidae by Lopatin and Kondrashov (2004) and Lopatin (2006); and to Cimolesta by Missiaen and Smith (2008).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2004 | Sarcodontinae Lopatin and Kondrashov |
| 2006 | Sarcodontinae Lopatin |
| 2008 | Sarcodontidae Missiaen and Smith |
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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. †Sarcodontidae Lopatin and Kondrashov 2004
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G. †Carnilestes Wang and Zhai 1995
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†Carnilestes major Wang and Zhai 1995
†Carnilestes palaeoasiaticus Wang and Zhai 1995
G. †Metasarcodon Lopatin and Kondrashov 2004
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†Metasarcodon reshetovi Lopatin and Kondrashov 2004
†Metasarcodon udovichenkoi Averianov 1994
G. †Prosarcodon McKenna et al. 1984
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†Prosarcodon lonanensis McKenna et al. 1984
†Prosarcodon maturus Lopatin and Kondrashov 2004
†Prosarcodon minutus Lopatin and Kondrashov 2004
G. †Sarcodon Matthew and Granger 1925
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†Sarcodon minor Meng et al. 1998
†Sarcodon pygmaeus Matthew and Granger 1925
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Invalid names: Opisthopsalis vetus Matthew et al. 1929 [synonym]
†Sarcodon zhaii Huang 2003
Invalid names: Opisthopsalis Matthew et al. 1929 [synonym]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| A. V. Lopatin and P. E. Kondrashov 2004 | Differs from the Micropternodontinae ... in lacking the M3/3 and in the absence of the hypoconal shelf on the P4 and M2. |