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Saurodon
Taxonomy
Saurodon was named by Hays (1829) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno K Maes-l Sepkoski's reference number: 863]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Saurodontidae.
It was synonymized subjectively with Saurocephalus by Hay (1902).
It was assigned to Chirocentridae by Woodward (1901); to Saurocephalidae by Thurmond and Jones (1981); to Pachycormiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Saurodontidae by Applegate (1970) and Cavin et al. (2013).
It was synonymized subjectively with Saurocephalus by Hay (1902).
It was assigned to Chirocentridae by Woodward (1901); to Saurocephalidae by Thurmond and Jones (1981); to Pachycormiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Saurodontidae by Applegate (1970) and Cavin et al. (2013).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1829 | Saurodon Hays |
| 1901 | Saurodon Woodward p. 111 |
| 1970 | Saurodon Applegate p. 419 |
| 1981 | Saurodon Thurmond and Jones p. 98 |
| 2002 | Saurodon Sepkoski |
| 2013 | Saurodon Cavin et al. p. 170 |
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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.
G. †Saurodon Hays 1829
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†Saurodon elongatus Taverne and Bronzi 1999
†Saurodon intermedius Newton 1878
†Saurodon leanus Hays 1830
†Saurodon phlebotomus Cope 1871
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available