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Alphadon attaragos
Taxonomy
Alphadon attaragos was named by Lillegraven and McKenna (1986) [type is an isolated left m1]. Its type specimen is UW 17079, a tooth (m1), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Sunset to Dawn Two (UW V-81076), which is in a Judithian channel sandstone in the Mesaverde Formation of Wyoming.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1986 | Alphadon attaragos Lillegraven and McKenna p. 35 |
| 2004 | Alphadon attaragos Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 443, 454-455 |
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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.
†Alphadon attaragos Lillegraven and McKenna 1986
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Clemens 1979 | |||||
Age range: Judithian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Campanian | USA (Utah) | Alphadon attaragos (14430) | |
| Judithian | USA (Utah) | Alphadon attaragos (14467 14474 14475) | |
| Judithian | USA (Wyoming) | Alphadon attaragos (type locality: 14487) | |
| Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian | USA (Montana) | Alphadon attaragos (14446) |