Hercynodon
| Hercynodon Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Dryolestida |
| Family: | †Dryolestidae |
| Genus: | † |
| Species: | †H. germanicus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Hercynodon germanicus Martin et. al., 2021 | |
Hercynodon is an extinct genus of dryolestid that lived during the Kimmeridgian stage of the Late Jurassic epoch.
Distribution
Hercynodon germanicus is known from the Langenberg Quarry. a fossiliferous locality of the Süntel Formation in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.[1]
References
- ^ Martin, Thomas; Averianov, Alexander O.; Schultz, Julia A.; Schwermann, Achim H.; Wings, Oliver (16 May 2021). "A derived dryolestid mammal indicates possible insular endemism in the Late Jurassic of Germany". The Science of Nature. 108 (3). doi:10.1007/s00114-021-01719-z. ISSN 0028-1042. PMC 8126546. PMID 33993371. Retrieved 24 June 2025 – via Springer Nature Link.