Jeholodentidae
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Jeholodentidae Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 125–122Ma | |
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Jeholodens jenkinsi | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | †Eutriconodonta |
Family: | †Jeholodentidae Luo et al., 2007 |
Type species | |
†Jeholodens jenkinsi Ji et al., 1999 | |
Genera | |
The family Jeholodentidae is a eutriconodont family that was present in China around 125 million years ago during the time of the dinosaurs. There are currently two genera assigned to the family, Yanoconodon and Jeholodens.
References
- Luo, Z.-X.; Chen, P.; Li, G. and Chen, M. (2007). "A new eutriconodont mammal and evolutionary development in early mammals.". Nature 446 (7133): 288–293. doi:10.1038/nature05627. PMID 17361176.
- Ji, Q.; Luo, Z. and Ji, S. (1999). "A Chinese triconodont mammal and mosaic evolution of the mammalian skeleton". Nature 398 (6725): 326–330. doi:10.1038/18665. PMID 10192332.
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