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Extinct genus of mammaliaforms From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Erythrotherium (meaning "red beast") is an extinct genus of basal mammaliaforms from the Lower Jurassic of South Africa. It is related to Morganucodon. Only one species is recorded, Erythrotherium parringtoni.
Erythrotherium Temporal range: | |
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Molariforms of Megazostrodon (A), Erythrotherium (B) and Morganucodon (C) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Synapsida |
Clade: | Therapsida |
Clade: | Cynodontia |
Clade: | Mammaliaformes |
Order: | †Morganucodonta |
Family: | †Morganucodontidae |
Genus: | †Erythrotherium Crompton, 1964 |
Type species | |
Erythrotherium parringtoni Crompton, 1964[1] |
The single jaw of Erythrotherium was found in the matrix surrounding a dinosaur fossil, by the person preparing the dinosaur, Mr C. Gow.[1]
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