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Encyclopedia > Allodontidae
Allodontidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Therapsida
Class: Mammalia
Order: Multituberculata
Family: Allodontidae
Genera

  Ctenacodon
  Psalodon

Allodontidae is a family of extinct mammal that lived in what is now North America during the Upper Jurassic period. Allodontids were members of the order Multituberculata. They were relatively early mammals and are within the informal suborder of "Plagiaulacida". The family was named by Othniel Marsh in 1889. Two genera are recognized: Ctenacodon and Psalodon.


References

  • Kielan-Jaworowska Z & Hurum JH (2001), Phylogeny and Systematics of multituberculate mammals. Paleontology 44, p.389-429.
  • Most of this information has been derived from [1] (http://home.arcor.de/ktdykes/plagiau.htm) MESOZOIC MAMMALS; Basal Multituberculata, an Internet directory.



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Ctenacodon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (252 words)
Ctenacodon is a genus of extinct mammal that lived in what is now North America during the Upper Jurassic period.
It's a member of the family Allodontidae within the order Multituberculata.
Ctenacodon was named by Othniel Charles Marsh in 1879.
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