Jeholodentidae

Jeholodentidae Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 125–122Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
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
†Yanoconodon †Jeholodens

Fossil specimen of Jeholodens jenkinsi, National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo

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.