Taxonomic history of the genus †Coryphodon

After McKenna & Bell, 1997, and Alroy, 2002

    †Coryphodon Owen, 1845
      ?including:
        †Bathmodon Cope, 1872
        †Metalophodon Cope, 1872
        †Ectacodon Cope, 1882
        †Manteodon Cope, 1882
        ?†Letalophodon
        ?†Loxolophodon Cope, 1872

        †Coryphodon armatus (Cope, 1872)
            †Metalophodon armatus Cope, 1872
            †Coryphodon armatus; Osborn, 1898
              = †Coryphodon eocaenus; Lucas, 1984
              = †Coryphodon armatus; Uhen & Gingerich, 1995
              = †Coryphodon eocaenus sensu Lucas, 1998b
              = †Coryphodon armatus; Alroy, 2002
            †Bathmodon elephantopus Cope, 1874
              = †Coryphodon elephantopus; Cope, 1877
              = †Coryphodon molestus; Lucas, 1984
              = †Coryphodon molestus; Lucas, 1989
              = †Coryphodon armatus; Uhen & Gingerich, 1995
            †Bathmodon lomas Cope, 1874
              = †Coryphodon molestus; Lucas, 1984
              = †Coryphodon molestus; Lucas, 1989
              = †Coryphodon armatus; Uhen & Gingerich, 1995
            †Bathmodon molestus Cope, 1874
              = †Coryphodon armatus; Osborn, 1898
              = †Coryphodon molestus; Lucas, 1984
              = †Coryphodon molestus; Lucas, 1989
              = †Coryphodon armatus; Uhen & Gingerich, 1995
            †Bathmodon simus Cope, 1874
              = †Coryphodon simus Lucas, 1984
              = †Coryphodon armatus; Uhen & Gingerich, 1995
            †Bathmodon cuspidatus Cope, 1875
              = †Coryphodon cuspidatus Cope, 1877
              = †Coryphodon molestus; Lucas, 1984
              = †Coryphodon molestus; Lucas, 1989
              = †Coryphodon armatus; Uhen & Gingerich, 1995
            †Bathmodon latidens Cope, 1875
              = †Coryphodon latidens; Cope, 1877
              = †Coryphodon molestus; Lucas, 1984
              = †Coryphodon molestus; Lucas, 1989
              = †Coryphodon armatus; Uhen & Gingerich, 1995
            †Coryphodon obliquus Cope, 1877
              = †Coryphodon molestus; Lucas, 1984
              = †Coryphodon molestus; Lucas, 1989
              = †Coryphodon armatus; Uhen & Gingerich, 1995
            †Coryphodon curvicristis Cope, 1882
              = †Coryphodon molestus; Lucas, 1984
              = †Coryphodon molestus; Lucas, 1989
              = †Coryphodon armatus; Uhen & Gingerich, 1995
            †Coryphodon wortmani Osborn, 1898
              = †Coryphodon molestus; Lucas, 1984
              = †Coryphodon molestus; Lucas, 1989
              = †Coryphodon armatus; Uhen & Gingerich, 1995

        ?†Coryphodon singularis Osborn, 1898 [nomen dubium due pathology]

        ?†Coryphodon subquadratus (Cope, 1882) [Manteodon]

        †Coryphodon proterus Simons, 1960

        †Coryphodon lobatus
Coryphodon lobatus was named by Cope (1877)

Coryphodon anax was named by Cope (1882); it was synonymized with Coryphodon lobatus by Osborn (1898) and Uhen and Gingerich (1995)

Coryphodon ventanus was named by Osborn (1898); it was synonymized with Coryphodon lobatus by Uhen and Gingerich (1995)

        †Coryphodon eocaenus Owen, 1845 [C. dabuensis Zhai, 1978]
Coryphodon eocaenus was named by Owen (1846); it was reassigned to Lophiodon eocaenum by Blainville (1846); it was revalidated by Cope (1877), Lucas (1984) and Uhen and Gingerich (1995)

Metalophodon armatus was named by Cope (1872); it was synonymized with Coryphodon eocaenus by Lucas (1984) and Lucas (1998b); it was reassigned to Coryphodon armatus by Osborn (1898) and Uhen and Gingerich (1995)

Coryphodon marginatus was named by Cope (1882); it was synonymized with Coryphodon eocaenus by Lucas (1984) and Uhen and Gingerich (1995)

        †Coryphodon anthracoideus (de Blainville, 1846)
            †Lophiodon anthracoideum de Blainville, 1846
          including:
            †Coryphodon gosseleti Malaquin, 1899
              = †Coryphodon grosseleti (lapsus calami?)
            †Coryphodon tsaganensis Reshetov, 1976]

Coryphodon oweni was named by Hebert (1856)

Coryphodon proterus was named by Simons (1960)

Coryphodon radians
Bathmodon radians was named by Cope (1872); it was synonymized with Coryphodon anthracoideus by Lucas (1998b); it was reassigned to Coryphodon radians by Cope (1877), Simpson (1948a), Simpson (1951), Simpson (1981) and Uhen and Gingerich (1995)

Bathmodon semicinctus was named by Cope (1872); it was reassigned to Loxolophodon semicinctus by Cope (1872); it was revalidated by Cope (1873); it was reassigned to Coryphodon semicinctus by Wheeler (1961); it was synonymized with Coryphodon radians by Gazin (1962); it was considered a nomen dubium by Uhen and Gingerich (1995)

Coryphodon hamatus was named by Marsh (1876); it was synonymized with Coryphodon anthracoideus by Lucas (1984) and Lucas and Schoch (1990); it was synonymized with Coryphodon radians by Uhen and Gingerich (1995)

Coryphodon repandus was named by Cope (1882); it was synonymized with Coryphodon radians by Uhen and Gingerich (1995)

Ectacodon cinctus was named by Cope (1882); it was reassigned to Coryphodon cinctus by Osborn (1898); it was synonymized with Coryphodon radians by Uhen and Gingerich (1995)

Manteodon subquadratus was named by Cope (1882); it was reassigned to Coryphodon subquadratus by Lucas (1984); it was synonymized with Coryphodon radians by Uhen and Gingerich (1995)

Metalophodon testis was named by Cope (1882); it was reassigned to Coryphodon testis by Osborn (1898); it was synonymized with Coryphodon radians by Uhen and Gingerich (1995)
Reference(s):

Alroy, J., 2002: North American fossil mammal systematics database.
–iNet: North American fossil mammal systematics database: http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/~alroy/nafmsd.html
McKenna, M. C. & Bell, S. K., (eds.) 1997: Classification of mammals – above the species level.
–Columbia University Press, New York, 1997, xii-631
Mikko's Phylogeny Archive

Taxonomic history of the genus †Coryphodon Owen, 1845

After McKenna & Bell, 1997, and Alroy, 2002

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