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Eotriconodon sophron
Taxonomy
Eotriconodon sophron was named by Butler and Sigogneau-Russel (2016). Its type specimen is NHM M46736, a tooth (right lower molar), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Eotriconodon.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2016 | Eotriconodon sophron Butler and Sigogneau-Russel p. 53 figs. Figs 7D, 12C |
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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.
†Eotriconodon sophron Butler and Sigogneau-Russel 2016
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| P. M. Butler and D. Sigogneau-Russel 2016 | Similar to most triconodontids in having lower molars with three main cusps (a–c) me- siodistally aligned and subequal; distinct from all comparable taxa in its miniscule size, the absence of a lingual cingulum (derived), and the presence of cusps e and f, detached from b (primitive). |
Measurements
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Luo et al. 2003, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available