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Antarctodon

Mammalia - Astrapotheria

Taxonomy
Antarctodon was named by Bond et al. (2011). Its type is Antarctodon sobrali.

It was assigned to Astrapotheria by Bond et al. (2011).

Species
A. sobrali (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Antarctodon Bond et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Paenungulatomorpha
PaenungulataSimpson 1945
Sudamericungulata
orderAstrapotheria
genusAntarctodon

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. †Antarctodon Bond et al. 2011
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Antarctodon sobrali Bond et al. 2011
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. Bond et al. 2011Small astrapothere, slightly larger than Trigonostylops. Holotype represents p4 (or possibly m1) with long anterolingual crescent, longer than in Trigonostylops. Small hypoconulid, lingually retracted hypolophid. Lophoid, transversally elongated entoconid, forming an “entocristid” reaching anterior slope of hypoconulid.