Paceyodon

Paceyodon is an extinct genus of morganucodontan from Early Jurassic deposits of southern Wales, United Kingdom. Paceyodon is known from an isolated molariform that is significantly larger than any morganucodontan molariform yet discovered. It was collected in the Pant Quarry, Vale of Glamorgan. It was first named by William A. Clemens in 2011 and the type species is Paceyodon davidi.[1]

Paceyodon
Temporal range: Hettangian
~201–190 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Therapsida
Clade: Cynodontia
Order: Morganucodonta
Genus: Paceyodon
Clemens, 2011
Species:
P. davidi
Binomial name
Paceyodon davidi
Clemens, 2011

References

  1. William A. Clemens (2011). "New morganucodontans from an Early Jurassic fissure filling in Wales (United Kingdom)". Palaeontology. 54 (5): 1139–1156. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2011.01094.x.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
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