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Triconodontidae

Mammalia - Groeberida - Nototheriidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Triconodontidae Marsh
1889Triconodontidae Cope p. 876
1894Triconodontidae Lydekker p. 273
1902Triconodontidae Hay p. 566
1928Triconodontidae Simpson p. 70
1929Triconodontidae Simpson p. 30
1930Triconodontidae Hay p. 369
1963Triconodontidae Clemens
1979Triconodontidae Jenkins and Crompton p. 75
1981Triconodontidae Rasmussen and Callison p. 629
1986Triconodontidae Bonaparte p. 53
1988Triconodontidae Carroll
1998Triconodontidae Engelmann and Callison p. 347
2001Triconodontidae Luo et al. pp. suppl. p. 8
2004Triconodontidae Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 219, 244
2010Triconodontidae Gao et al.
2014Triconodontidae Cifelli et al.
2016Triconodontidae Butler and Sigogneau-Russel p. 60

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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
Marsupialia()
Didelphia
AmeridelphiaSzalay 1982
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderGroeberidaPascual et al. 1994
Herpetotheriidae(Trouessart 1879)
orderMarsupicarnivoraRide 1964
familyNototheriidae
familyNumbigilgidae
familyOdontomysopidae
orderPaucituberculataAmeghino 1894
Peradectidae(Crochet 1979)
orderEutriconodontaKermack et al. 1973
familyTriconodontidaeMarsh 1887
genusTriconodontidae

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. †Triconodontidae Marsh 1887
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Subfm. †Alticonodontinae Fox 1976
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G. †Alticonodon Fox 1969
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Alticonodon lindoei Fox 1969
G. †Arundelconodon Cifelli et al. 1999
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Arundelconodon hottoni Cifelli et al. 1999
G. †Astroconodon Patterson 1951
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Astroconodon delicatus Cifelli and Madsen 1998
Astroconodon denisoni Patterson 1951
G. †Corviconodon Cifelli et al. 1998
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Corviconodon montanensis Cifelli et al. 1998
Corviconodon utahensis Cifelli and Madsen 1998
G. †Jugulator Cifelli and Madsen 1998
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Jugulator amplissimus Cifelli and Madsen 1998
G. †Meiconodon Kusuhashi et al. 2009
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Meiconodon lii Kusuhashi et al. 2009
Meiconodon setoguchii Kusuhashi et al. 2009
Tr. †Volaticotherini Meng et al. 2006
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G. †Argentoconodon Rougier et al. 2007
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Argentoconodon fariasorum Rougier et al. 2007
G. †Ichthyoconodon Sigogneau-Russell 1995
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Ichthyoconodon jaworowskorum Sigogneau-Russell 1995
G. †Triconolestes Engelmann and Callison 1998
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Triconolestes curvicuspis Engelmann and Callison 1998
G. †Volaticotherium Meng et al. 2006
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Volaticotherium antiquus Meng et al. 2006
G. †Eotriconodon Butler and Sigogneau-Russel 2016
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Eotriconodon sophron Butler and Sigogneau-Russel 2016
G. †Priacodon Marsh 1887
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Priacodon ferox Marsh 1880
Priacodon fruitaensis Rasmussen and Callison 1981
Priacodon grandaevus Simpson 1925
Priacodon lulli Simpson 1925
Priacodon robustus Marsh 1879
G. †Triconodon Owen 1859
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Triconodon mordax Owen 1859
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Invalid names: Triacanthodon serrula Owen 1871 [synonym], Triconodon minor Owen 1871 [synonym]
Invalid names: Triacanthodon Owen 1871 [synonym]
G. †Trioracodon Simpson 1928
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Trioracodon bisulcus Marsh 1880
Trioracodon ferox Owen 1871
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Invalid names: Triconodon occisor Owen 1871 [synonym]
Trioracodon major Owen 1871
Trioracodon oweni Simpson 1928
G. †Victoriaconodon Montellano et al. 2008
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Victoriaconodon inaequalis Montellano et al. 2008
Invalid names: Triconodontinae Hay 1902 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: omnivoref
Created: 2011-04-28 22:06:26
Modified: 2011-04-28 07:06:26
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Clemens 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973, Horovitz et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Pliensbachian to the top of the Late/Upper Santonian or 190.80000 to 83.50000 Ma

Collections (49 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Mexico (Tamaulipas) T. taxon B (136969)
Middle Toarcian - Late/Upper Toarcian182.0 - 175.6Argentina (Chubut) Argentoconodon fariasorum (67434)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Kyrgyzstan (Jalal-Abad) Triconodontidae indet. (46545)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2China (Nei Mongol) Volaticotherium antiquus (27891)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0USA (Utah) Triconolestes curvicuspis (53035)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0USA (Wyoming) Alticonodontinae indet. (231548 231563) Tinodon ferox, Tinodon robustus, Triconodon bisulcus, Priacodon grandaevus, Priacodon lulli (12816)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal (Centro) Priacodon sp. (69708)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0USA (Colorado) Priacodon fruitaensis (53040)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0USA (Utah) Triconolestes sp., Triconodonta indet. (57913)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0USA (Wyoming) Triconodontidae indet. (39426)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian150.8 - 140.2Morocco (Oriental) Triconodontidae indet., Ichthyoconodon jaworowskorum (45726)
Early/Lower Berriasian - Middle Berriasian145.0 - 140.2France (Poitou-Charentes) Triconodon sp. (61930)
Early/Lower Berriasian - Middle Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) Triconodon sp., Trioracodon sp. (28401)
Middle Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) Triconodon major (52254) Triconodon mordax, Trioracodon oweni, Triconodon ferox, Triconodon occisor, Triacanthodon serrula, Triconodontinae indet., Triconodon minor (72142)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8France (Poitou-Charentes) Triconodon sp. (142093)
Late/Upper Valanginian - Early/Lower Barremian140.2 - 125.45USA (South Dakota) Triconodontidae indet. (135450)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Japan (Fukui) Triconodontidae indet. (38020)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5China (Liaoning) Meiconodon lii (36971) Meiconodon lii, Meiconodon setoguchii (123517)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5USA (Wyoming) Alticonodontinae indet. (137567 137577)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 112.03USA (Maryland) Arundelconodon hottoni (14376)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 112.03USA (Texas) Astroconodon denisoni (14408)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0USA (Texas) Astroconodon denisoni (14388) Triconodonta indet. (14375)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0USA (Oklahoma) Astroconodon denisoni (14374 14392)
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (Arkansas) Alticonodontinae indet. (222851)
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (Texas) Astroconodon denisoni (14390 14391 14411)
Middle Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian109.0 - 93.5USA (Montana) Corviconodon montanensis (14381) Triconodontidae indet. (14379 14380 55246)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Utah) Astroconodon delicatus (14402 14405 14407) Astroconodon delicatus, Corviconodon utahensis, Jugulator amplissimus (14399) Corviconodon utahensis (14400 14403) Corviconodon utahensis, Jugulator amplissimus (14397 14398) Triconodonta indet., Triconodonta indet., Triconodonta indet. (14396)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Canada (Alberta) Alticonodon lindoei (14423) Triconodontidae indet., Alticonodon lindoei (14425)