Amphidon
TaxonAmphidon
AuthoritySimpson, 1925
Type speciesAmphidon superstes
Type species authoritySimpson, 1925
Subdivision ranksSpecies

Amphidon is an extinct genus of Late Jurassic mammal from the Morrison Formation. It is present in stratigraphic zone five.[1] Two species have been named in the genus: Amphidon superstes and Amphidon aequicrurius, by Simpson in 1925.[2][3]

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References

  1. ^ Foster, J. (2007). "Appendix." Jurassic West: The Dinosaurs of the Morrison Formation and Their World. Indiana University Press. pp. 327-329.
  2. ^ G.G. Simpson. 1925. "Mesozoic Mammalia. II: Tinodon and its allies". American Journal of Science, series 5 10(59): 451-470
  3. ^ Rougier, Guillermo W.; Isagi, Shinji; Manabe, Makoto (June 2007). "An Early Cretaceous mammal from the Kuwajima Formation (Tetori Group), Japan, and a reassessment of Triconodont phylogeny". Annals of Carnegie Museum. 76 (2): 73–115. doi:10.2992/0097-4463(2007)76[73:AECMFT2.0.CO;2]. S2CID 85626914. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
  • Foster, J. (2007). Jurassic West: The Dinosaurs of the Morrison Formation and Their World. Indiana University Press. 389pp.