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Heptodon
Taxonomy
Heptodon was named by Cope (1882). It was considered paraphyletic by Colbert (2005).
It was assigned to Helaletinae by Radinsky (1966); to Ceratomorpha by Cope (1882) and Colbert and Schoch (1998); to Heptodontidae by Holbrook (1999); and to Tapiroidea by Hooker and Dashzeveg (2004) and Colbert (2005).
It was assigned to Helaletinae by Radinsky (1966); to Ceratomorpha by Cope (1882) and Colbert and Schoch (1998); to Heptodontidae by Holbrook (1999); and to Tapiroidea by Hooker and Dashzeveg (2004) and Colbert (2005).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1882 | Heptodon Cope |
| 1966 | Heptodon Radinsky p. 633 |
| 1998 | Heptodon Colbert and Schoch p. 573 |
| 1999 | Heptodon Holbrook p. 347 |
| 2004 | Heptodon Hooker and Dashzeveg p. 1377 |
| 2005 | Heptodon Colbert p. 12 |
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