Eotriconodon

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]

Eotriconodon Temporal range: Middle Jurassic ~168–165 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	†Eutriconodonta
Family:	†Triconodontidae
Genus:	†Eotriconodon Butler & Sigogneau-Russell, 2016
Species:	†E. sophron
Binomial name
†Eotriconodon sophron Butler & Sigogneau-Russell, 2016

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]