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Turgidodon praesagus
Taxonomy
Delphodon praesagus was named by Russell (1952). Its type locality is 6.4 km below mouth of Berry Creek, which is in a Judithian terrestrial horizon in the Oldman Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Turgidodon.
It was recombined as Alphadon praesagus by Sahni (1972), Clemens (1973), Clemens (1979), Fox (1979), Montellano (1992); it was recombined as Turgidodon praesagus by Cifelli (1990), Eaton (1993), Johanson (1996), Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004).
It was recombined as Alphadon praesagus by Sahni (1972), Clemens (1973), Clemens (1979), Fox (1979), Montellano (1992); it was recombined as Turgidodon praesagus by Cifelli (1990), Eaton (1993), Johanson (1996), Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1952 | Delphodon praesagus Russell |
| 1972 | Alphadon praesagus Sahni |
| 1973 | Alphadon praesagus Clemens |
| 1979 | Alphadon praesagus Clemens p. 193 |
| 1979 | Alphadon praesagus Fox |
| 1990 | Turgidodon praesagus Cifelli |
| 1992 | Alphadon praesagus Montellano |
| 1993 | Turgidodon praesagus Eaton |
| 1996 | Turgidodon praesagus Johanson |
| 2004 | Turgidodon praesagus Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 443, 456 |
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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.
†Turgidodon praesagus Russell 1952
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Hopson 1973 | |||||
Age range: Judithian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma
Collections (11 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judithian | Canada (Alberta) | Alphadon praesagus (14476) Delphodon praesagus (type locality: 14485) Turgidodon praesagus (14451) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | Canada (Alberta) | Turgidodon praesagus (45893) | |
| Middle Campanian | USA (Montana) | Alphadon praesagus (14482) | |
| Middle Campanian | Canada (Alberta) | Alphadon praesagus (189514) Turgidodon praesagus (45564 45567 45670) | |
| Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian | USA (Montana) | Alphadon praesagus (14446 14470) |