†Triconodon mordax Owen 1859 (mammal)
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Mammalia - Eutriconodonta - Triconodontidae
Synonyms: Triacanthodon serrula Owen 1871, Triconodon minor Owen 1871
Full reference: R. Owen. 1859. Palaeontology. The Encyclopaedia Brittanica, or Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature (8th Edition) 17:91-176
Belongs to Triconodon according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Hay 1902, Jenkins and Crompton 1979, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Owen 1859, Owen 1871 and Simpson 1928
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Triconodon mordax: BMNH 47764, a mandible (left mandible). Its type locality is Mammal Bed, Durlston Bay (DB83), which is in a Berriasian marine horizon in the Lulworth Formation of the United Kingdom.
- Triacanthodon serrula: BMNH 47763, a mandible (left mandible). Its type locality is Mammal Bed, Durlston Bay (DB83), which is in a Berriasian marine horizon in the Lulworth Formation of the United Kingdom.
- Triconodon minor: BMNH 47771, a mandible (partial right mandible). Its type locality is Mammal Bed, Durlston Bay (DB83), which is in a Berriasian marine horizon in the Lulworth Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution: found only at Mammal Bed, Durlston Bay (DB83)
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