Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Subclass Theria Family Paurodontidae | |
Similar Dryolestes, Dryolestida, Henkelotherium, Amphitherium | ||
Paurodon is an extinct genus of Late Jurassic mammal from the Morrison Formation of the western US.
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Taxonomy
Paurodon is the type genus of the dryolestidan group Paurodontidae. Araeodon, Archaeotrigon, Foxraptor, and Pelicopsis are apparently growth stages of Paurodon.
Distribution and stratigraphy
Remains of Paurodon have been found in stratigraphic zone 5 of the Morrison Formation in Como Bluff, Wyoming.
References
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