Kuehneotheriidae
| Kuehneotheriids Temporal range: Late Triassic - Early Jurassic, 220–195 Ma | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Clade: | Holotheria |
| Superlegion: | †Kuehneotheria |
| Family: | †Kuehneotheriidae Kermack, Kermack, & Mussett, 1968 |
| Type species | |
| †Kuehneotherium praecursoris Kermack, Kermack, & Mussett, 1968 | |
| Genera | |
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†Fluctuodon[1] | |
Kuehneotheriidae is a family within 'Symmetrodonta'. All members of Kuehneotheriidae which have been found so far are represented only by teeth, but these teeth have features which have led paleontologists to classify Kuehneotheriidae as very close relatives of the first true mammals.[2] But fossil clades based solely on teeth often lead to difficulties (Ausktribosphenidae are a good example), and it is not possible to draw significant conclusions about mammalian evolution from the Kuehneotheriidae - unless some, more complete skeletons, are found.
See also
References
- ↑ Maxime Debuysschere (2016). "The Kuehneotheriidae (Mammaliaformes) from Saint-Nicolas-de-Port (Upper Triassic, France): a Systematic Review". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. in press. doi:10.1007/s10914-016-9335-z.
- ↑ "Kuehneotheriidae — Palaeos".
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