Amphidontidae

Amphidontidae Temporal range: Early Jurassic-Early Cretaceous, ~184–125  Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	† Eutriconodonta
Family:	† Amphidontidae Simpson, 1925
Genera
Acinacodus Lopatin, Maschenko & Averianov, 2010 [1] Amphidon Simpson, 1925 Aploconodon Simpson, 1925 Comodon Kretzoi & Kretzoi, 2000 Gobiotheriodon (Trofimov, 1980) Trofimov, 1997 Hakusanodon Rourier, Isaji & Manabe, 2007 Juchilestes Gao et al., 2010 Manchurodon Yabe & Shikama, 1938 Nakunodon Yadagiri, 1985

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. ^[1]

Phylogeny

Cladogram after Marisol Montellano, James A. Hopson, James M. Clark (2008) ^[2] and Gao et al. (2010). ^[3]

Amphidontidae	Aploconodon Comodon Hakusanodon Juchilestes Amphidon Gobiotheriodon Manchurodon Nakunodon

Taxonomy

Based on the works by Mikko Haaramo ^[4] and the Palaeofile website. ^[5]

• 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 [PhascolodonSimpson 1925; PhascolotheridiumCifelli & Dykes 2001]
    • Species † Comodon gidleyi (Simpson 1925) Kretzoi & Kretzoi 2000 [Phascolodon gidleyiSimpson 1925; Phascolotheridium gidleyi(Simpson 1925) Cifelli & Dykes 2001]
  • 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 [GobiodonTrofimov 1980 non Bleeker 1856]
    • Species † Gobiotheriodon infinitus (Trofimov 1980) Trofimov 1997 [Gobiodon infinitusTrofimov 1980]
  • Genus † Manchurodon Yabe & Shikama 1938
    • Species † Manchurodon simplicidens Yabe & Shikama 1938
  • Genus † Nakunodon Yadagiri 1985
    • Species † Nakunodon paikasiensis Yadagiri 1985

References

1. A. V. Lopatin; E. N. Maschenko & A. O. Averianov (2010). "A new genus of triconodont mammals from the Early Cretaceous of Western Siberia". Doklady Biological Sciences. 433 (1): 282–285. doi:10.1134/S0012496610040137. PMID   20711878. S2CID   6769651.
2. 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. Bibcode:2008JVPal..28.1130M. doi:10.1671/0272-4634-28.4.1130. S2CID   128782275.
3. Chun-Ling Gao; Gregory P. Wilson; Zhe-Xi Luo; A. Murat Maga; Qingjin Meng & Xuri Wang (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. doi:10.1098/rspb.2009.1014. PMC   2842676 . PMID   19726475.
4. Mikko's Phylogeny Archive Haaramo, Mikko (2007). "Holotheria – holotheres" . Retrieved 30 December 2015.
5. Paleofile.com (net, info) "Paleofile.com". Archived from the original on 2016-01-11. Retrieved 2015-12-30.. "Taxonomic lists- Mammals". Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.