Eotriconodon
| Eotriconodon Temporal range: Middle Jurassic ~ | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Eutriconodonta |
| Family: | †Triconodontidae |
| Genus: | † Butler & Sigogneau-Russell, 2016 |
| Species: | †E. sophron |
| Binomial name | |
| †Eotriconodon sophron Butler & Sigogneau-Russell, 2016 | |
Eotriconodon sophron is an extinct mammal from the Bathonian of England. It has been found in the Kirtlington Mammal bed, a site in Oxfordshire that has wielded numerous mammal fossils.[1]
Description
The holotype is a right lower molar, M46736.[1]
Classification
Although originally compared to Triconodontidae,[1] a more recent study has placed it alongside Sangarotherium and Indotriconodon as closely related to Volaticotherini.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Butler, P.; Sigogneau-Russell, D. (2016). "Diversity of triconodonts in the Middle Jurassic of Great Britain". Palaeontologia Polonica. 67: 35–65. doi:10.4202/pp.2016.67_035 (inactive 12 July 2025).
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link) - ^ Bajpai, S.; Rautela, A.; Yadav, R.; Wilson Mantilla, G. P. (2024). "The first eutriconodontan mammal from the Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of India". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 43 (4): e2312234. doi:10.1080/02724634.2024.2312234.
