Docodontidae

Docodontidae
Temporal range: Middle Jurassic–Upper Jurassic
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Therapsida
Suborder: Cynodontia
Order: Docodonta
Superfamily: Docodontoidea
Marsh, 1887
Family: Docodontidae
Marsh, 1887
Genera

Docodontidae is an extinct family of omnivorous, probably largely semi-aquatic[1] mammaliformes that lived during the Middle to Upper Jurassic. Their remains have been found in Europe, Asia and North America.

The mesiolingual part of lower molars regularly have wear.

References

  1. Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation: Bulletin 36


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