Biology:Pinheirodontidae

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Short description: Extinct family of mammals

Pinheirodontidae
Temporal range: Late Jurassic–Early Cretaceous
Scientific classification e
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Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Chordata
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Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Plagiaulacida
Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Pinheirodontidae
Hahn and Hahn, 1999
Genera

Pinheirodontidae is a poorly known family of fossil mammals which belong to the informal suborder "Plagiaulacida" within the order Multituberculata. Remains are known from the Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous of Europe (predominantly Portugal and Spain ), but are so far restricted to teeth.

The family Pinheirodontidae was named by Hahn G. and Hahn R. in 1999, after the locality of Porto Dinheiro, in central west Portugal.

References

  • Hahn & Hahn (1999), "Pinheirodontidae n. fam. (Multituberculata) (Mammalia) aus der tiefen Unter-Kreide Portugals". Palaeontographica Abt. A Vol. 253, pp. 77–222.
    (Pinheirodontidae n. fam. (Multituberculata) (Mammalia) from the deepest Lower Cretaceous of Portugal).
  • Kielan-Jaworowska Z & Hurum JH (2001), "Phylogeny and Systematics of multituberculate mammals". Paleontology 44, p. 389-429.
  • Much of this information has been derived from [1] MESOZOIC MAMMALS; Basal Multituberculata, an Internet directory.

Wikidata ☰ Q3905205 entry