''Drescheratherium'' is an extinct genus of mammal from the Late Jurassic (

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) Camadas de Guimarota of

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. It is represented by fairly complete upper jaws with teeth. It bears elongated upper canines, though not to the extent another

dryolestoid Dryolestida is an extinct order of mammals, primarily and possibly exclusively known from the Jurassic and Cretaceous. They are considered members of the clade Cladotheria, close to the ancestry of therian mammals. It is also believed that they ...

, '' Cronopio'', does. Supplementary information

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Dryolestida Late Jurassic mammals of Europe Jurassic Portugal Fossils of Portugal Fossil taxa described in 1998 Prehistoric mammal genera {{jurassic-mammal-stub

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