Anomodon snyderi

Anomodon is an extinct genus of talpid mole from Galena, Illinois. The type, and only species, A. snyderi, was named and described in 1848.[1] The type specimen is ANSP 11631, a canine tooth.[2]

Anomodon
Temporal range: Quaternary, 2.58–0.012 Ma
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Eulipotyphla
Family:
Talpidae
Genus:
†Anomodon

LeConte, 1848
Binomial name
†Anomodon snyderi
LeConte, 1848

References
  1. J. L. LeConte. 1848. Notice of five new species of fossil Mammalia from Illinois. American Journal of Science and Arts 5:102-106
  2. O. P. Hay. 1902. Bibliography and Catalogue of the Fossil Vertebrata of North America. Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey 179:1-868


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