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Dicrocynodontidae

Mammalia - Pantotheria - Dicrocynodontidae

Taxonomy
Dicrocynodontidae was named by Marsh. Its type is Dicrocynodon.

It was assigned to Pantotheria by Simpson (1928) and Hay (1930).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Diplocynodontidae Marsh p. 338
1928Dicrocynodontidae Simpson p. 125
1930Dicrocynodontidae Hay p. 374

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
RankNameAuthor
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
orderPantotheria
familyDicrocynodontidaeMarsh
familyDicrocynodontidaeMarsh

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.

Fm. †Dicrocynodontidae Marsh
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G. †Dicrocynodon Marsh
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Invalid names: Diplocynodon Marsh 1880 [replaced]
G. †Ennacodon Marsh
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Ennacodon crassus Marsh 1887
Invalid names: Enneodon Prangner 1845 [replaced]
Enneodon affinis Marsh 1887
Fm. †Diplocynodontidae Marsh 1887
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-07 09:41:56
Modified: 2011-04-24 08:22:23
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Kimmeridgian to the top of the Late/Upper Paleocene or 157.30000 to 55.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0USA (Wyoming) Enneodon crassus, Enneodon affinis (12816)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8France (Oise) Diplocynodontidae indet. (166598)