Parendotherium
| Parendotherium Temporal range: Early Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Multituberculata |
| Family: | Eobaataridae |
| Genus: | Parendotherium |
| Species: | P. herreroi |
| Binomial name | |
| Parendotherium herreroi Crusafont Pairo & Adrover, 1966 | |
Parendotherium is a genus of extinct mammal from the Lower Cretaceous Period of the Mesozoic Era in Spain.
Taxonomy
The extinct species is within the prehistoric order Multituberculata, and lived alongside dinosaurs. It lies within the suborder "Plagiaulacida" and family Eobaataridae. The genus Parendotherium was named by Crusafont Pairo M. and Adrover R. in 1966 based on a single species.
Fossils
Fossil remains of the species Parendotherium herreroi were found in Barremian (Lower Cretaceous)-age strata of Galve, Spain. According to McKenna and Bell (1997, p. 37), P. is a junior synonym of Loxaulax. However, Kielan-Jaworowska and Hurum (2001, p. 415) lists it as a separate genus.
References
- Crusafont Pairo & Adrover (1966), El primer Mamifero del Mesozoica Espanol. Publicaciones de la Catedra de Paleontologia, Universidad de Bercelona 13, p. 28-33.
(The first mammal from the Mesozoic of Spain.)
- Kielan-Jaworowska Z & Hurum JH (2001), "Phylogeny and Systematics of multituberculate mammals". Paleontology 44, p. 389-429.
- McKenna MC & Bell SK (1997), Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press.
- Much of this information has been derived from MESOZOIC MAMMALS; Plagiaulacidae, Albionbaataridae, Eobaataridae & Arginbaataridae
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