Hahnodon
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| Family: | Hahnodontidae
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| Genus: | Hahnodon
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| Species: | H. taqueti
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| Hahnodon taqueti Sigogneau-Russell, 1991
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Hahnodon ("Hahn's tooth") is a genus of extinct mammal from the Early Cretaceous Ksar Metlili Formation in Morocco. Although originally considered to be a relatively early member of the extinct clade Multituberculata, recent studies indicate that it instead is a haramiyid.[1]
Fossils and distribution
Hahnodon taqueti is based on a single lower molar found in Lower Cretaceous strata in Morocco.
Classification
Sigogneau-Russell (1991) classified Hahnodon as a member of Multituberculata, but Ananthataman et al. (2006) considered to be possibly related to members of Haramiyidia.[2] The description of Cifelliodon from North America confirmed that Hahnodon — and by extension, Hahnodontidae — belong to Haramiyidia.[3]
References
- ^ https://www.natureasia.com/en/research/highlight/12522/
- ^ S. Anantharaman, G. P. Wilson, D. C. Das Sarma and W. A. Clemens. 2006. A possible Late Cretaceous "haramiyidan" from India. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26(2):488-490
- ^ Adam K. Huttenlocker; David M. Grossnickle; James I. Kirkland; Julia A. Schultz; Zhe-Xi Luo (2018). "Late-surviving stem mammal links the lowermost Cretaceous of North America and Gondwana". Nature. in press. doi:10.1038/s41586-018-0126-y.
- Sigogneau-Russell (1991), "First evidence of Multituberculata (Mammalia) in the Mesozoic of Africa". Neues Jahrb Geol Paläontol, Monatshefte, p. 119-125.
- 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.