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Gelastops
Taxonomy
Gelastops was named by Simpson (1935). It is not extant. Its type is Gelastops parcus.
It was assigned to Didelphodontinae by Van Valen (1967); and to Cimolestidae by Simpson (1935), McKenna and Bell (1997), Lopatin (2006) and Burger (2007).
It was assigned to Didelphodontinae by Van Valen (1967); and to Cimolestidae by Simpson (1935), McKenna and Bell (1997), Lopatin (2006) and Burger (2007).
Species
G. joni, G. parcus (syn. Emperodon acmeodontoides) (type species)
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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. †Gelastops Simpson 1935
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†Gelastops joni Rigby, Jr. 1980
Invalid names: Emperodon Simpson 1935 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available