Zhangheotheriidae

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Zhangheotheriidae
Zhangheotherium quinquecuspidens.jpg
Zhangheotherium quinquecuspidens
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Symmetrodonta
Superfamily: Spalacotherioidea
Family: Zhangheotheriidae
Rougier, 2003
Genera

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, , , Maotherium, , and Zhangheotherium.[1][2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ 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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