Biology:Jeholodentidae

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Short description: Extinct family of mammals

Jeholodentidae
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 125–122 Ma
Jeholodens BW.jpg
Jeholodens jenkinsi
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Clade: Eutriconodonta
Family: Jeholodentidae
Luo et al., 2007
Type species
Jeholodens jenkinsi
Ji et al., 1999
Genera

Yanoconodon
Jeholodens

Fossil specimen of Jeholodens jenkinsi, National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo

The family Jeholodentidae is a possible eutriconodont family that was present in China around 125 million years ago during the time of the dinosaurs. There are currently two genera assigned to the family, Yanoconodon and Jeholodens.[1][2]

However, recent studies have shown it to be paraphyletic in relation to Triconodontidae, with Yanoconodon being closer to them than to Jeholodens.[3]




Taxonomy

  • Family †Jeholodentidae Luo et al., 2007[4][5]
    • Genus †Yanoconodon Luo, Chen, Li & Chen, 2007
      • Species †Yanoconodon allini Luo, Chen, Li & Chen, 2007
    • Genus †Jeholodens Ji, Luo & Ji, 1999
      • Species †Jeholodens jenkinsi Ji, Luo & Ji, 1999

References

  1. Luo, Z.-X.; Chen, P.; Li, G.; Chen, M. (2007). "A new eutriconodont mammal and evolutionary development in early mammals.". Nature 446 (7133): 288–293. doi:10.1038/nature05627. PMID 17361176. Bibcode2007Natur.446..288L. http://doc.rero.ch/record/15542/files/PAL_E2954.pdf. 
  2. Ji, Q.; Luo, Z.; Ji, S. (1999). "A Chinese triconodont mammal and mosaic evolution of the mammalian skeleton". Nature 398 (6725): 326–330. doi:10.1038/18665. PMID 10192332. Bibcode1999Natur.398..326Q. 
  3. Thomas Martin, Jesús Marugán-Lobón, Romain Vullo, Hugo Martín-Abad, Zhe-Xi Luo & Angela D. Buscalioni, A Cretaceous eutriconodont and integument evolution in early mammals, Nature 526, 380–384 (15 October 2015) doi:10.1038/nature14905 Received 05 March 2015 Accepted 13 July 2015 Published online 14 October 2015
  4. Mikko's Phylogeny Archive [1] Haaramo, Mikko (2007). "†Triconodonta – Triconodonts". http://www.helsinki.fi/~mhaaramo/metazoa/deuterostoma/chordata/synapsida/basal_mammalia/triconodonta/triconodonta.html#Amphilestidae. 
  5. Paleofile.com (net, info) "Paleofile.com". http://www.paleofile.com/. . "Taxonomic lists- Mammals". http://www.paleofile.com/. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q666078 entry