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Amphidozotherium
Taxonomy
Amphidozotherium was named by Filhol (1877). It is not extant. Its type is Amphidozotherium cayluxi.
It was assigned to Creotarsinae by Van Valen (1967); to Erinaceoidea by Crochet (1974); and to Nyctitheriidae by Rose and Gingerich (1987).
It was assigned to Creotarsinae by Van Valen (1967); to Erinaceoidea by Crochet (1974); and to Nyctitheriidae by Rose and Gingerich (1987).
Species
A. cayluxi (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1877 | Amphidozotherium Filhol |
| 1967 | Amphidozotherium Van Valen |
| 1974 | Amphidozotherium Crochet p. 130 |
| 1987 | Amphidozotherium Rose and Gingerich p. 21 |
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| J.-Y. Crochet 1974 | Erinaceoidea à foormule dentaire inférieure complète. p1-p3 uniradiculées et dinimuant d'importance vers l'arrière. La molarisation de p4 est avancéee; son talonide forme un plateau peu ou pas excavé et se déversant lingualement, possède sur sa crête transversale un hypoconide qui commence à s'individualiser et un entoconide à peine distinct. L'émail de p4 et des molaires est affaissé. Le paralophide des molaires s'infléchit légèrement vers le métaconide. |