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Paurodontidae
Taxonomy
Paurodontidae was named by Marsh (1887). Its type is Paurodon.
It was assigned to Mammalia by Marsh (1887); to Polyprotodontia by Hay (1902); to Pantotheria by Simpson (1928), Simpson (1929) and Hay (1930); to Eupantotheria by Kraus (1979) and Carroll (1988); to Dryolestida by Prothero (1981) and Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004); and to Dryolestoidea by Rougier et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Mammalia by Marsh (1887); to Polyprotodontia by Hay (1902); to Pantotheria by Simpson (1928), Simpson (1929) and Hay (1930); to Eupantotheria by Kraus (1979) and Carroll (1988); to Dryolestida by Prothero (1981) and Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004); and to Dryolestoidea by Rougier et al. (2011).
Subtaxa
Araeodon, Archaeotrigon, Dorsetodon, Drescheratherium, Foxraptor, Paurodon (type genus), Tathiodon (syn. Tanaodon)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1887 | Paurodontidae Marsh pp. 341-342 |
| 1902 | Paurodontidae Hay p. 568 |
| 1928 | Paurodontidae Simpson p. 120 |
| 1929 | Paurodontidae Simpson p. 47 |
| 1930 | Paurodontidae Hay p. 371 |
| 1979 | Paurodontidae Kraus p. 164 |
| 1981 | Paurodontidae Prothero p. 321 |
| 1988 | Paurodontidae Carroll |
| 2004 | Paurodontidae Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 380, 387-388 |
| 2011 | Paurodontidae Rougier et al. p. S15 |
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Fm. †Paurodontidae Marsh 1887
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G. †Archaeotrigon Simpson 1927
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†Archaeotrigon brevimaxillus Simpson 1927
†Archaeotrigon distagmus Simpson 1929
G. †Dorsetodon Ensom and Sigogneau-Russell 1998
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†Dorsetodon haysomi Ensom and Sigogneau-Russell 1998
G. †Tathiodon Simpson 1927
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†Tathiodon agilis Simpson 1927
Invalid names: Tanaodon Simpson 1927 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available