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Oxytomodon
Taxonomy
Oxytomodon was named by Gazin (1941). Its type is Oxytomodon perissum.
It was synonymized subjectively with Litomylus by Van Valen (1978) and Tomida (1981).
It was assigned to Condylarthra by Gazin (1941); to Arctocyonidae by Robison (1986), Williamson (1996), Archibald (1998) and Cifelli et al. (1999); and to Hyopsodontidae by Zack et al. (2005).
It was synonymized subjectively with Litomylus by Van Valen (1978) and Tomida (1981).
It was assigned to Condylarthra by Gazin (1941); to Arctocyonidae by Robison (1986), Williamson (1996), Archibald (1998) and Cifelli et al. (1999); and to Hyopsodontidae by Zack et al. (2005).
Species
O. perissum (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1941 | Oxytomodon Gazin p. 27 |
| 1986 | Oxytomodon Robison |
| 1996 | Oxytomodon Williamson |
| 1998 | Oxytomodon Archibald |
| 1999 | Oxytomodon Cifelli et al. |
| 2005 | Oxytomodon Zack 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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Archibald 1998, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002 | |||||
Age range: Torrejonian or 63.80000 to 60.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torrejonian | USA (Utah) | O. perissum (14830) |