Paurodon
Sign in to savePaurodon is an extinct genus of Late Jurassic mammal from the Morrison Formation of the Western United States.
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- Paurodontidae
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Paurodon is an extinct genus of Late Jurassic mammal from the Morrison Formation of the Western United States.
==Taxonomy== Paurodon is the type genus of the dryolestidan group Paurodontidae. Araeodon, Archaeotrigon, Foxraptor, and Pelicopsis are apparently growth stages of Paurodon.
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