Zhangheotheriidae
Zhangheotheriidae is a possibly paraphyletic[1] family of "symmetrodont" mammals that is currently known from Early Cretaceous deposits in China and Russia. Five genera are currently recognized, Anebodon, Kiyatherium, Maotherium, Origolestes, and Zhangheotherium.[1][2]
| Zhangheotheriidae | |
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| Zhangheotherium quinquecuspidens | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Symmetrodonta |
| Superfamily: | †Spalacotherioidea |
| Family: | †Zhangheotheriidae Rougier, 2003 |
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References
- Bi, S.; Zheng, X.; Meng, J.; Wang, X.; Robinson, N.; Davis, B. (2016). "A new symmetrodont mammal (Trechnotheria: Zhangheotheriidae) from the Early Cretaceous of China and trechnotherian character evolution". Scientific Reports. 6 (1): 26668. doi:10.1038/srep26668.
- Wang, J.; Wible, J. R.; Guo, B.; Shelley, S. L.; Hu, H.; Bi, S. (2021). "A monotreme-like auditory apparatus in a Middle Jurassic haramiyidan". Nature. 590 (7845): 279–283. doi:10.1038/s41586-020-03137-z.
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