Feredocodon

Feredocodon
Temporal range: Middle Jurassic
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Therapsida
Clade: Cynodontia
Clade: Mammaliaformes
Family: †Shuotheriidae
Genus: †
Mao et al., 2024
Type species
Feredocodon chowi
Mao et al., 2024

Feredocodon is an extinct genus of mammaliaform that lived during the Middle Jurassic between 168 and 164 million years ago.[1][2] It was discovered in China, Inner Mongolia, in Daohugou locality.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Mao, Fangyuan; Li, Zhiyu; Wang, Zhili; Zhang, Chi; Rich, Thomas; Vickers-Rich, Patricia; Meng, Jin (2024). "Jurassic shuotheriids show earliest dental diversification of mammaliaforms". Nature. 628 (8008): 569–575. Bibcode:2024Natur.628..569M. doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07258-7. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 38570681.
  2. ^ Meng, Jin; Mao, Fangyuan (July 19, 2024). "On the earliest evolution of the mammaliaform teeth, jaw joint and middle ear". Clinical and Translational Medicine. 14 (7): e1768. doi:10.1002/ctm2.1768. PMC 11259600. PMID 39031974.


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