Tashkumyrodon
| †Tashkumyrodon desideratus Temporal range: Callovian | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Docodonta |
| Family: | †Docodontidae |
| Genus: | †Tashkumyrodon Martin & Averianov, 2004 |
| Species: | †T. desideratus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Tashkumyrodon desideratus Martin & Averianov, 2004 | |
Tashkumyrodon is an extinct mammal from the Middle Jurassic (Callovian) of Kyrgyzstan[1] It is named after the town of Tashkömür, near where the original specimen was found. It belongs to the order Docodonta and is closely related to Sibirotherium and Tegotherium. There is only one species currently known, Tashkumyrodon desideratus.
The holotype fossil is a lower left molar. Like many Mesozoic mammals, it is only known from isolated teeth. The fossil is housed at the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg.
References
- ↑ Thomas Martin & Alexander O. Averianov (2004). "A new docodont (Mammalia) from the Middle Jurassic of Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 24 (1): 195–201. doi:10.1671/15.
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