Peramuridae
The family Peramuridae is a possible ancestor of early therians. The only certain representative (Peramus) lived in the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous.
Peramuridae Temporal range: Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Clade: | Cladotheria |
Clade: | Zatheria |
Order: | †Peramura McKenna, 1975 |
Family: | †Peramuridae Kretzoi, 1946 |
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References
- Nicholas Chimento, Frederico Agnolin, Agustin Martinelli, Mesozoic Mammals from South America: Implications for understanding early mammalian faunas from Gondwana, May 2016
- 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.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- Mckenna. "Peramura". Mikko's Phylogenetical Archive. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
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