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Protalphadon
Taxonomy
Protalphadon was named by Cifelli (1990). It is not extant. Its type is Alphadon lulli.
It was assigned to Didelphidae by Cifelli (1990) and McKenna and Bell (1997); to Peradectidae by Goin et al. (2006); to Alphadontidae by Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004) and Wilson et al. (2010); to Metatheria by Williamson et al. (2012); and to Marsupialiformes by Williamson et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Didelphidae by Cifelli (1990) and McKenna and Bell (1997); to Peradectidae by Goin et al. (2006); to Alphadontidae by Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004) and Wilson et al. (2010); to Metatheria by Williamson et al. (2012); and to Marsupialiformes by Williamson et al. (2014).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1990 | Protalphadon Cifelli |
| 1997 | Protalphadon McKenna and Bell |
| 2004 | Protalphadon Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 443, 455-456 fig. 12.11D |
| 2006 | Protalphadon Goin et al. |
| 2010 | Protalphadon Wilson et al. p. 513 |
| 2012 | Protalphadon Williamson et al. |
| 2014 | Protalphadon Williamson et al. |
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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. †Protalphadon Cifelli 1990
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†Protalphadon foxi Johanson 1996
†Protalphadon lulli Clemens 1966
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available