Henosferidae
Henosferidae Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Australosphenida |
Family: | †Henosferidae Rougier, Marinelli, Forasiepi & Novacek, 2007 |
Genera | |
Henosferidae (also spelled "Henospheridae") is an extinct family of Australosphenida, native to Gondwana during the Middle Jurassic. Its defined as a clade including the most recent common ancestor of Henosferus and Asfaltomylos and all its descendants.
References[]
- Averianov, A. O. & Lopatin, A. V., '"Phylogeny of truconodonts and symmetrodonts and the origin of extinct mammals"', Dokl Biol Sci 436:32-35.
- Rougier, G. W., Martinelli, A. G., Forasiepi, A. M. & Novacek, M. J. 2007. New Jurassic mammals from Patagonia, Argentina: A reappraisal of australosphenidan morphology and interrelationships. American Museum Novitates 3566: 1-54.
Categories:
- Jurassic mammals
- Prehistoric mammal families
- Jurassic mammal stubs