Kollikodontidae

Kollikodontids; Temporal range: Cretaceous; (Albian–Cenomanian), ~
	Kollikodon dentary
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Clade:	Monotremaformes
Family:	†; Archer, Flannery, Ritchie, & Jones, 1995
Type genus
	†Kollikodon; Flannery, Archer, Rich & Jones, 1995
Genera
	†Kollikodon; †Kryoryctes?; †Sundrius?;

Kollikodontidae is an extinct family of early monotreme mammals known from the Cretaceous of Australia. Defining characteristics of kollikodontids include very specialized bunodont molars, which may indicate a diet of hard-shelled animals like mollusks in some species, and a somewhat narrow mandibular canal. The known genera have estimated body masses between 3.5–8 kilograms (7.7–17.6 lb).^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Kollikodontidae". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
^ Flannery, Timothy F.; Archer, Michael; Rich, Thomas H. & Jones, Robert (1995). "A new family of monotremes from the Cretaceous of Australia". Nature. 377 (6548): 418–420. doi:10.1038/377418a0. S2CID 4301982.
^ Flannery, Timothy F.; Rich, Thomas H.; Vickers-Rich, Patricia; Ziegler, Tim; Veatch, E. Grace; Helgen, Kristofer M. (2022-01-02). "A review of monotreme (Monotremata) evolution". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 46 (1): 3–20. doi:10.1080/03115518.2022.2025900. ISSN 0311-5518.

[1] "Kollikodontidae". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-09-06.

[Orig-2] Flannery, Timothy F.; Archer, Michael; Rich, Thomas H. & Jones, Robert (1995). "A new family of monotremes from the Cretaceous of Australia". Nature. 377 (6548): 418–420. doi:10.1038/377418a0. S2CID 4301982.

[Flannery2022-3] Flannery, Timothy F.; Rich, Thomas H.; Vickers-Rich, Patricia; Ziegler, Tim; Veatch, E. Grace; Helgen, Kristofer M. (2022-01-02). "A review of monotreme (Monotremata) evolution". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 46 (1): 3–20. doi:10.1080/03115518.2022.2025900. ISSN 0311-5518.

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