Docodon

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Docodon
Fossil range: Jurassic
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
(unranked) Amniota
Class: Synapsida
(unranked) Mammaliaformes
Order: Docodonta
Family: Docodontidae
Genus: Docodon

Docodon was a mammal from the Jurassic Period. It lived in Northern Mexico and Southern United States of America 150 to 144 million years ago. Very little is known about this animal, its genus is only known from fossilised teeth. It was discovered by Othniel Charles Marsh in the year 1880. The weight of Docodon is thought 20-50 grams and its height is thought to be 10 Centimetres.

[edit] Sources

Richardson, Hazel (2003). Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life. Toronto: Dorling Kindersley handbooks. ISBN 1-55363-016-5. 

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