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Erythrotherium
Taxonomy
Erythrotherium was named by Crompton (1964). Its type is Erythrotherium parringtoni.
It was assigned to Mammalia by Crompton (1964); and to Morganucodontidae by Jenkins and Crompton (1979), Carroll (1988) and Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004).
It was assigned to Mammalia by Crompton (1964); and to Morganucodontidae by Jenkins and Crompton (1979), Carroll (1988) and Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004).
Species
E. parringtoni (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1964 | Erythrotherium Crompton p. 442 |
| 1979 | Erythrotherium Jenkins and Crompton p. 75 |
| 1988 | Erythrotherium Carroll |
| 2004 | Erythrotherium Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 165, 176 fig. 4.6C |
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| A. W. Crompton 1964 | As for parringtoni. |