''Dorsetodon'' is an extinct genus of mammal from the Early Cretaceous (
Berriasian
In the geological timescale, the Berriasian is an age/ stage of the Early/Lower Cretaceous. It is the oldest subdivision in the entire Cretaceous. It has been taken to span the time between 143.1 ±0.6 Ma and 137.05 ± 0.2 (million years ago) ...
)
Purbeck Group
The Purbeck Group is an Upper Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous lithostratigraphy, lithostratigraphic group (stratigraphy), group (a sequence of rock strata) in south-east England. The name is derived from the district known as the Isle of Purbeck in ...
of
Britain
Britain most often refers to:
* Great Britain, a large island comprising the countries of England, Scotland and Wales
* The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a sovereign state in Europe comprising Great Britain and the north-eas ...
. It is represented by isolated lower
molars.
[P. C. Ensom and D. Sigogneau-Russell, 1998. New dryolestoid mammals from the basal Cretaceous Purbeck Limestone Group of southern England. Palaeontology 41:35-55.]
See also
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Prehistoric mammal
This is an incomplete list of prehistoric mammals. It does not include extant mammals or recently extinct mammals. For extinct primate species, see: list of fossil primates.Mikko's Phylogeny Archiv
Mammaliaformes
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*Genus †''Adelobasile ...
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List of prehistoric mammals
This is an incomplete list of prehistoric mammals. It does not include List of mammals, extant mammals or List of extinct mammals, recently extinct mammals. For extinct primate species, see: list of fossil primates.Mikko's Phylogeny Archiv
Ma ...
References
Dryolestida
Berriasian genera
Prehistoric mammal genera
Early Cretaceous mammals of Europe
Fossil taxa described in 1998
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