Biology:Kollikodontidae
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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).[1][2]
References
- ↑ 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. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232763255.
- ↑ 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" (in en). Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology 46 (1): 3–20. doi:10.1080/03115518.2022.2025900. ISSN 0311-5518.
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