Tegotherium

†Tegotherium
Temporal range: Jurassic
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: †Docodonta
Family: †Tegotheriidae
Genus: †Tegotherium

Tegotherium is an extinct mammal from the Jurassic of Mongolia.[1] It belongs to the order Docodonta, but the original authors placed it in its own family, the Tegotheriidae. In Mammals from the age of dinosaurs,[2] the most commonly referenced academic work on Mesozoic mammals, Tegotherium is placed in Docodonta.

References

  1. ↑ L. P. Tatarinov (1994). "On an unusual mammalian tooth from the Mongolian Jurassic". Journal of the Geological Society of London 128: 119–125.
  2. ↑ Z. Kielan-Jaworowska, R. L. Cifelli and Z. Luo. (2004). "Mammals from the age of dinosaurs: origins evolution and structure". Columbia University Press.
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