Amphidontidae Explained

The Amphidontidae are a family of extinct mammals from the Early Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous, belonging to the eutriconodonts. It contains most of the species previously belonged to Amphilestidae.

Phylogeny

Cladogram after Marisol Montellano, James A. Hopson, James M. Clark (2008)^[1] and Gao et al. (2010).^[2]

Taxonomy

Based on the works by Mikko Haaramo^[3] and the Palaeofile website.^[4]

• Family †Amphidontidae Simpson 1925
  • Genus †Acinacodus Lopatin, Maschenko & Averianov 2010
    • Species †Acinacodus tagaricus Lopatin, Maschenko & Averianov 2010
  • Genus †Aploconodon Simpson 1925
    • Species †Aploconodon comoensis Simpson 1925
  • Genus †Comodon Kretzoi & Kretzoi 2000 non Stein 1859 [''Phascolodon'' <small>Simpson 1925</small>; ''Phascolotheridium'' <small>Cifelli & Dykes 2001</small>]
    • Species †Comodon gidleyi (Simpson 1925) Kretzoi & Kretzoi 2000 [''Phascolodon gidleyi'' <small>Simpson 1925</small>; ''Phascolotheridium gidleyi'' <small>(Simpson 1925) Cifelli & Dykes 2001</small>]
  • Genus †Hakusanodon Rougier, Isaji & Manabe 2007
    • Species †Hakusanodon archaeus Rougier, Isaji & Manabe 2007
  • Genus †Juchilestes Gao et al. 2009
    • Species †Juchilestes liaoningensis Gao et al. 2009
  • Genus †Amphidon Simpson 1925
    • Species †Amphidon superstes Simpson 1925
  • Genus †Gobiotheriodon Trofimov 1997 [''Gobiodon'' <small>Trofimov 1980 non Bleeker 1856</small>]
    • Species †Gobiotheriodon infinitus (Trofimov 1980) Trofimov 1997 [''Gobiodon infinitus'' <small>Trofimov 1980</small>]
  • Genus †Manchurodon Yabe & Shikama 1938
    • Species †Manchurodon simplicidens Yabe & Shikama 1938
  • Genus †Nakunodon Yadagiri 1985
    • Species †Nakunodon paikasiensis Yadagiri 1985

Notes and References

1. Marisol Montellano. James A. Hopson. James M. Clark. 2008. Late Early Jurassic Mammaliaforms from Huizachal Canyon, Tamaulipas, México. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 28. 4. 1130–1143 . 10.1671/0272-4634-28.4.1130. 2008JVPal..28.1130M . 128782275 .
2. Chun-Ling Gao. Gregory P. Wilson. Zhe-Xi Luo. A. Murat Maga. Qingjin Meng. Xuri Wang. amp. 2010. A new mammal skull from the Lower Cretaceous of China with implications for the evolution of obtuse-angled molars and 'amphilestid' eutriconodonts. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 277. 1679. 237–246 . 10.1098/rspb.2009.1014. 19726475. 2842676.
3. Mikko's Phylogeny Archive http://www.helsinki.fi/~mhaaramo/ Web site: Haaramo. Mikko. 2007. Holotheria – holotheres . 30 December 2015.
4. Paleofile.com (net, info) Web site: Paleofile.com . 2015-12-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160111195520/http://paleofile.com/ . 2016-01-11 . . Web site: Taxonomic lists- Mammals . 30 December 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160111195520/http://paleofile.com/ . 11 January 2016 .