Hainina
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Hainina is an extinct mammal genus from the Upper Cretaceous to the Paleocene of Europe. Though small, it outsurvived the final dinosaurs.
[edit] Genus
The genus Hainina ("from Hainin") was named by Vianey-Liaud M. in 1979. This genus was originally referred to as Cimolomyidae. "We assign Hainina to the Kogaionidae (superfamily incertae sedis); it differs from Kogaionon in having ornamented enamel, while the enamel is smooth in Kogaionon," (Kielan-Jaworowska & Hurum, 2001, p.409). Material has also been reported from the Upper Cretaceous of Romania.
[edit] Species
- Species: Hainina belgica Vianey-Liaud M., 1979
- Place: Paleocene of Hainin, Belgium
- Species: Hainina godfriauxi Vianey-Liaud M., 1979
- Place: Paleocene of Hainin, Belgium
- Species: Hainina pyrenaica Peláez-Campomanes P., Damms R., López-Martinen N. & Àlvarez-Sierra M.A., 2000
- Species: Hainina vianeyae Peláez-Campomanes P., Damms R., López-Martinen N. & Àlvarez-Sierra M.A., 2000
- Place: Upper Paleocene of Cernay, France
[edit] References
- Peláez-Campomanes et al (2000), "The earliest mammal of the European Paleocene: the multituberculate Hainina". J of Paleont 74(4), p.701-711.
- Kielan-Jaworowska Z & Hurum JH (2001), "Phylogeny and Systematics of multituberculate mammals". Paleontology 44, p.389-429.
- Reference: Vianey-Liaud (1979), "Les Mammifères montiens de Hainin (Paléocène moyen de Belgique). Part I. Multituberculés". Paleovertebrata 9, p.117-131.
- Much of this information has been derived from http://home.arcor.de/ktdykes/cimolod.htm MESOZOIC MAMMALS; "basal" Cimolodonta, Cimolomyidae, Boffiidae and Kogaionidae, an Internet directory.