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Tubulodon atopum
Taxonomy
Alocodon atopum was named by Rose et al. (1978) ["genotype"]. It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Elk Creek (400 m), which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the Willwood Formation of Wyoming. It is the type species of Alocodontulum.
It was recombined as Alocodontulum atopum by Rose et al. (1978); it was recombined as Tubulodon atopum by Rose et al. (1991), Rose and Lucas (2000).
It was recombined as Alocodontulum atopum by Rose et al. (1978); it was recombined as Tubulodon atopum by Rose et al. (1991), Rose and Lucas (2000).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1977 | Alocodon atopum Rose et al. |
| 1978 | Alocodon atopum Rose et al. p. 1162 |
| 1978 | Alocodontulum atopum Rose et al. p. 1162 |
| 1991 | Tubulodon atopum Rose et al. |
| 2000 | Tubulodon atopum Rose and Lucas p. 139 |
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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.
†Tubulodon atopum Rose et al. 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Wasatchian or 56.00000 to 51.10000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Graybullian | USA (Wyoming) | Alocodontulum atopum (15701) | |
| Wasatchian | USA (Wyoming) | Alocodontulum atopum (type locality: 15535 15692 15705 46820) |