Tathiodon

Tathiodon agilis
Temporal range: Late Jurassic Kimmeridgian–Tithonian
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Subclass: Theria
Order: Dryolestida
Family: Paurodontidae
Genus: Tathiodon
Simpson, 1927
Species
  • T. agilis (Simpson, 1927 [originally Tanaodon agilis]) (type)
Synonyms
  • Tanaodon agilis Simpson, 1927[1]
  • Pelicopsis dubius Simpson, 1927[2]

Tathiodon is an extinct genus of Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian - Tithonian) mammal from the Morrison Formation. Present in stratigraphic zone 5.[3]

See also

Paleontology portal
Mammals portal

References

  1. ^ http://home.arcor.de/ktdykes/dryolest.htm#pelicopsis
  2. ^ http://www.dinodata.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8033&Itemid=143
  3. ^ Foster, J. (2007). "Appendix." Jurassic West: The Dinosaurs of the Morrison Formation and Their World. Indiana University Press. pp. 327-329.