Hahnodon
| Hahnodon | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Fossil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Multituberculata |
| Family: | Hahnodontidae |
| Genus: | Hahnodon |
| Species: | H. taqueti |
| Binomial name | |
| Hahnodon taqueti Sigogneau-Russell, 1991 | |
Hahnodon is a genus of extinct mammal of the Lower Cretaceous. It was a relatively early member of the also extinct order Multituberculata. It lived in Morocco during the "age of the dinosaurs." It is within the suborder "Plagiaulacida" and is the only genus within the family Hahnodontidae.
The family Hahnodontidae and genus Hahnodon ("Hahn's tooth") were named by Sigogneau-Russell D. in 1991.
Fossil remains of the single species Hahnodon taqueti consist of a single lower molar found in Lower Cretaceous strata in Morocco.
References
- Sigogneau-Russell (1991), "First evidence of Multituberculata (Mammalia) in the Mesozoic of Africa". Neues Jahrb Geol Paläontol, Monatshefte, p.119-125.
- Kielan-Jaworowska Z & Hurum JH (2001), "Phylogeny and Systematics of multituberculate mammals". Paleontology 44, p.389-429.
- Much of this information has been derived from MESOZOIC MAMMALS: Basal Multituberculata, an Internet directory.