Schowalteria
Genus of extinct mammal from the Cretaceous / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Schowalteria is a genus of extinct mammal from the Cretaceous of Canada. It is the earliest known representative of order Taeniodonta, a specialised lineage of eutherian mammals otherwise found in Paleocene and Eocene deposits. It is notable for its large size, being among the largest of Mesozoic mammals,[1][2] as well as its speciation towards herbivory, which in some respects exceeds that of its later relatives.[3]
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Schowalteria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Placentalia (?) |
Order: | †Taeniodonta |
Genus: | †Schowalteria Fox & Naylor, 2003[1] |
Type species | |
†Schowalteria clemensi Fox & Naylor, 2003[1] |
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