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Kurtodon
''Phascolestes'' is a genus of extinct mammal from the Berriasian epoch of Early Cretaceous Southern England. The type and only species is ''Phascolestes mustelulus'', which was named by Richard Owen in 1871 for dental material from the Lulworth Formation. ''Phascolestes'' is a close relative of co-existing taxon ''Achyrodon'' within the subfamily Kurtodontinae of the family Dryolestidae Dryolestidae is an extinct family of Mesozoic mammals, known from the Middle Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous of the North Hemisphere. The oldest known member, '' Anthracolestes'', is known from the Middle Jurassic Itat Formation of Western Siber ..., with ''Kurtodon'' being a junior synonym of ''Phascolestes'' although the subfamily name is still applicable. References Dryolestida Early Cretaceous mammals of Europe Berriasian genera Prehistoric mammal genera {{cretaceous-mammal-stub ...
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Kurtodontinae
Dryolestidae is an extinct family of Mesozoic mammals, known from the Middle Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous of the North Hemisphere. The oldest known member, ''Anthracolestes'', is known from the Middle Jurassic Itat Formation of Western Siberia, but most other representatives are known from the Late Jurassic of North America and the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous of Europe. Most members are only known from isolated teeth and jaw fragments. Like many other groups of early mammals, they are thought to have been insectivores. They are generally classified in Cladotheria, meaning that they are considered to be more closely related to marsupials and Placentalia, placentals than to monotremes. They are placed as part of the broader Dryolestida, which also includes the (possibly paraphyletic) Paurodontidae, and also sometimes the South American-Antarctic Meridiolestida, which are often considered unrelated cladotherians. Dryolestidae taxon is not based on a phylogenetic definition, ...
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Dryolestidae
Dryolestidae is an extinct family of Mesozoic mammals, known from the Middle Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous of the North Hemisphere. The oldest known member, '' Anthracolestes'', is known from the Middle Jurassic Itat Formation of Western Siberia, but most other representatives are known from the Late Jurassic of North America and the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous of Europe. Most members are only known from isolated teeth and jaw fragments. Like many other groups of early mammals, they are thought to have been insectivores. They are generally classified in Cladotheria, meaning that they are considered to be more closely related to marsupials and placentals than to monotremes. They are placed as part of the broader Dryolestida, which also includes the (possibly paraphyletic) Paurodontidae, and also sometimes the South American-Antarctic Meridiolestida, which are often considered unrelated cladotherians. Dryolestidae taxon is not based on a phylogenetic definition, but instea ...
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Dryolestinae
Dryolestidae is an extinct family of Mesozoic mammals, known from the Middle Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous of the North Hemisphere. The oldest known member, ''Anthracolestes'', is known from the Middle Jurassic Itat Formation of Western Siberia, but most other representatives are known from the Late Jurassic of North America and the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous of Europe. Most members are only known from isolated teeth and jaw fragments. Like many other groups of early mammals, they are thought to have been insectivores. They are generally classified in Cladotheria, meaning that they are considered to be more closely related to marsupials and placentals than to monotremes. They are placed as part of the broader Dryolestida, which also includes the (possibly paraphyletic) Paurodontidae, and also sometimes the South American-Antarctic Meridiolestida, which are often considered unrelated cladotherians. Dryolestidae taxon is not based on a phylogenetic definition, but instead ...
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Achyrodon
''Achyrodon'' is an extinct genus of mammal from the Berriasian epoch of Early Cretaceous southern England. The taxon was first described by Richard Owen in 1871 for teeth from the Lulworth Formation. The taxon has been considered a synonym of co-existing ''Amblotherium pusillum'', but can be distinguished by differences in the dental anatomy and an overall smaller size. ''Achyrodon'' was closely related to co-existing genus ''Phascolestes'' and the slightly younger European form ''Crusafontia'', and together they make up the subfamily Kurtodontinae within Dryolestidae, a family of early mammals between modern monotremes and theria Theria ( or ; ) is a scientific classification, subclass of mammals amongst the Theriiformes. Theria includes the eutherians (including the Placentalia, placental mammals) and the metatherians (including the marsupials) but excludes the egg-lay ...ns with no living descendants. References Early Cretaceous mammals of Europe Berriasian genera ...
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Dryolestes
''Dryolestes'' is an extinct genus of Late Jurassic mammal from the Morrison Formation and the Alcobaça Formation of Portugal. The type species ''Dryolestes priscus'' is present in stratigraphic zones 2, 5, and 6.Foster, J. (2007). "Appendix." ''Jurassic West: The Dinosaurs of the Morrison Formation and Their World''. Indiana University Press. pp. 327-329. See also * Prehistoric mammal ** List of prehistoric mammals * Paleobiota of the Morrison Formation The Morrison Formation is a distinctive sequence of Late Jurassic sedimentary rock that is found in the western United States, which has a wide assortment of Taxon, taxa represented in its fossil record, including dinosaur fossils in North America ... References Further reading * Foster, J. (2007). Jurassic West: The Dinosaurs of the Morrison Formation and Their World. Indiana University Press. 389pp. Dryolestida Kimmeridgian genus first appearances Tithonian genus extinctions Jurassic mammals of Europe Jura ...
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Early Cretaceous Mammals Of Europe
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Dryolestida
Dryolestida is an extinct order of mammals, known from the Jurassic and Cretaceous. They are considered basal members of the clade Cladotheria, close to the ancestry of therian mammals. It is also believed that they developed a fully mammalian jaw and also had the three middle ear bones. Most members of the group, as with most Mesozoic mammals, are only known from fragmentary tooth and jaw remains. The group contains Dryolestidae and the possibly paraphyletic Paurodontidae, and some other unplaced genera, which were small insectivores, known from the Middle Jurassic to Early Cretaceous of Laurasia, primarily Europe and North America, with a single record from Asia. During the Late Jurassic in North America and from the Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous in Europe, they were among the most diverse mammal groups. They have sometimes been placed as part of a broader group, the "Dryolestoidea", which typically includes Dryolestida and Meridiolestida, a diverse group of mammals in ...
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Crusafontia
''Crusafontia'' is an extinct genus of mammal from the Cretaceous Camarillas, El Castellar and La Huérguina Formations of Spain. The name of the animal was given in honour of the Spanish paleontologist Miquel Crusafont Pairó. ''Crusafontia'' is estimated to have been around long, though only two teeth A tooth (: teeth) is a hard, calcified structure found in the jaws (or mouths) of many vertebrates and used to break down food. Some animals, particularly carnivores and omnivores, also use teeth to help with capturing or wounding prey, tear ... (an upper molar right P5) and a mandible have ever been found. In one study on Mesozoic mammal mandibles, it plots with carnivorous rather than insectivorous or herbivorous species. In 2011 a second species of ''Crusafontia'' was named, ''C. amoae'', based on two upper molar teeth from Galve. However, this was synonymised with the original species in 2021.Martin, T., Averianov, A.O., Schultz, J.A., Schwermann, A.H. and Wings, O. ...
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Laolestes
''Laolestes'' is an extinct genus of dryolestid mammal. Fossil remains are known from the Morrison Formation, in stratigraphic zones 5 and 6.,Foster, J. (2007). "Appendix." ''Jurassic West: The Dinosaurs of the Morrison Formation and Their World''. Indiana University Press. pp. 327-329. the Late Jurassic of Portugal, and Early Cretaceous Wadhurst Clay of the United Kingdom. See also * Prehistoric mammal ** List of prehistoric mammals * Paleobiota of the Morrison Formation The Morrison Formation is a distinctive sequence of Late Jurassic sedimentary rock that is found in the western United States, which has a wide assortment of Taxon, taxa represented in its fossil record, including dinosaur fossils in North America ... References Dryolestida Late Jurassic mammals of Europe Morrison mammals Early Cretaceous mammals of Europe Tithonian genus first appearances Berriasian genera Valanginian genus extinctions Fossil taxa described in 1927 Prehistoric mammal genera ...
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Amblotherium
''Amblotherium'' is an extinct genus of Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous mammal. The type species ''Amblotherium pusillum'' is from the Lulworth Formation of southern England, while the referred species ''Amblotherium gracile'' is from stratigraphic zones 2, 3 and 5 of the Morrison Formation of the US.Foster, J. (2007). "Appendix." ''Jurassic West: The Dinosaurs of the Morrison Formation and Their World''. Indiana University Press. pp. 327-329. See also * Paleobiota of the Morrison Formation The Morrison Formation is a distinctive sequence of Late Jurassic sedimentary rock that is found in the western United States, which has a wide assortment of Taxon, taxa represented in its fossil record, including dinosaur fossils in North America ... References * Foster, J. (2007). Jurassic West: The Dinosaurs of the Morrison Formation and Their World. Indiana University Press. 389pp. Dryolestida Morrison mammals Fossil taxa described in 1871 Early Cretaceous mammals of Europ ...
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