Peramuridae

Peramurids
Temporal range: Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
(unranked): Cladotheria
(unranked): Zatheria
Order: Peramura†
McKenna, 1975
Family: Peramuridae†
Kretzoi, 1946
Genus
  • Afriquiamus
  • Kiyatherium
  • Kennetheredium
  • Magnimus
  • Minimus
  • Tendagurutherium
  • Peramus
  • Palaeoxonodon
  • Abelodon
  • Pocamus
  • Kouriogenys[1]
  • Peramuroides[1]

The family Peramuridae is a possible ancestor of early therians. The only certain representative (Peramus) lived in the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous.

References

  1. 1 2 Brian M. Davis (2012). "Micro-computed tomography reveals a diversity of Peramuran mammals from the Purbeck Group (Berriasian) of England". Palaeontology 55 (4): 789–817. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2012.01161.x.
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