Biology:Millsodon

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Millsodon
Temporal range: 167.7–164.7 Ma
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Therapsida
Clade: Cynodontia
Clade: Mammaliaformes
Order: Haramiyida
Clade: Euharamiyida
Genus: Millsodon
Butler and Hooker 2005
Species
  • Millsodon superstes Butler and Hooker 2005

Millsodon[1] is a member of the order Haramiyida, which lived during the Late Bathonian in Dorset and Oxfordshire. There are three sorts known, all with molariform teeth, of which BM(NH) M46645 is the holotype and BMNH M46183 is the paratype; an assigned specimen is BDUC J 3. The only species, M. superstes, was described by Percy M. Butler & Jerry J. Hooker in 2005. The genus is named after the late Professor John R. E. Mills, who contributed a lot to the interpretation of Mesozoic mammalian teeth and was one of the original authors of the paratype, with the Greek word οδους, οδοντος (tooth). The species designation, 'superstes', is Latin for 'survivor'. It is still unclear to which family Millsodon belongs.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13856691 entry