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Paurodontidae
Mammalia - 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) and Simpson (1929); 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) and Simpson (1929); 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).
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 |
| 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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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available