Hahnodon
| Hahnodon Temporal range: 145–139 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Fossil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | ?Multituberculata/?Haramiyida |
| Family: | Hahnodontidae |
| Genus: | Hahnodon |
| Species: | H. taqueti |
| Binomial name | |
| Hahnodon taqueti Sigogneau-Russell, 1991 | |
Hahnodon is a genus of extinct mammal of the Lower Cretaceous. It is generally considered to be a relatively early member of the also extinct order Multituberculata, but some studies suggest that it was instead a haramiyid.[1][2] It lived in Morocco during the "age of the dinosaurs." It is the only genus within the family Hahnodontidae.
The family Hahnodontidae and genus Hahnodon ("Hahn's tooth") were named by Sigogneau-Russell D. in 1991.
Fossil remains of the single species Hahnodon taqueti consist of a single lower molar found in Lower Cretaceous strata in Morocco.
References
- ↑ S. Anantharaman, G. P. Wilson, D. C. Das Sarma and W. A. Clemens. 2006. A possible Late Cretaceous "haramiyidan" from India. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26(2):488-490
- ↑ Ashok Sahni, New evidence for palaeogeographic intercontinental Gondwana relationships based on Late Cretaceous-Earliest Palaeocene coastal faunas from peninsular India, Washington DC American Geophysical Union Geophysical Monograph Series 01/1987; 41:207-218. DOI: 10.1029/GM041p0207
- Sigogneau-Russell (1991), "First evidence of Multituberculata (Mammalia) in the Mesozoic of Africa". Neues Jahrb Geol Paläontol, Monatshefte, p. 119-125.
- Kielan-Jaworowska Z & Hurum JH (2001), "Phylogeny and Systematics of multituberculate mammals". Paleontology 44, p. 389-429.
- Much of this information has been derived from MESOZOIC MAMMALS: Basal Multituberculata, an Internet directory.
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