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Taxonomy
Iridodon was named by Morlo and Gunnell (2003). Its type is Iridodon datzae.
It was assigned to Limnocyoninae by Morlo and Gunnell (2003), Morlo and Gunnell (2005) and Solé (2013).
It was assigned to Limnocyoninae by Morlo and Gunnell (2003), Morlo and Gunnell (2005) and Solé (2013).
Species
I. datzae (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Iridodon Morlo and Gunnell p. 67 fig. 17 |
| 2005 | Iridodon Morlo and Gunnell p. 251 |
| 2013 | Iridodon Solé |
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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
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| M. Morlo and G. F. Gunnell 2003 | Iridodon differs from Prolimnocyon in lacking M3, from Limnocyon in being
much smaller and having much more slender premolars, from Oxyaenodon in having basined molar talonids, and from Thinocyon in lacking a bowed dentary, in having the M1-2 cristid obliqua angled about 30° labially, and in having a narrower M1. |
Measurements
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| Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Bridgerian or 50.30000 to 46.20000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgerian | USA (Wyoming) | I. datzae (16198) |