Shuotheriidae
| Shuotheriidae Temporal range: Middle-Late Jurassic | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Subclass: | Yinotheria |
| Family: | †Shuotheriidae Chow and Rich, 1982 |
| Genera | |
Shuotheriidae is a small Mesozoic family of mammals whose remains are found in China. It is part of the clade Yinotheria, which today only the monotremes are extant members.
References
Further reading
- Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska, Richard L. Cifelli, and Zhe-Xi Luo, Mammals from the Age of Dinosaurs: Origins, Evolution, and Structure (New York: Columbia University Press, 2004), 214-215.
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