Zhangheotheriidae

Zhangheotheriidae is a possibly paraphyletic^[2] family of "symmetrodont" mammals that is currently known from Early Cretaceous deposits in China and Russia. Six genera are currently recognized, Anebodon, Kiyatherium, Maotherium, Ningchengodon, Origolestes, and Zhangheotherium.^[2][3][4]

Zhangheotheriidae Temporal range: Barremian-Aptian,[1] 129.4–113 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Zhangheotherium quinquecuspidens
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	†Symmetrodonta
Superfamily:	†Spalacotherioidea
Family:	†Zhangheotheriidae Rougier, 2003
Genera
†Anebodon †Kiyatherium †Maotherium †Ningchengodon †Origolestes †Zhangheotherium

References

1. "Zhangheotheriidae". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
2. Bi, S.; Zheng, X.; Meng, J.; Wang, X.; Robinson, N.; Davis, B. (2016). "A new symmetrodont mammal (Trechnotheria: Zhangheotheriidae) from the Early Cretaceous of China and trechnotherian character evolution". Scientific Reports. 6 (1): 26668. doi:10.1038/srep26668. PMC 4877676.
3. Wang, J.; Wible, J. R.; Guo, B.; Shelley, S. L.; Hu, H.; Bi, S. (2021). "A monotreme-like auditory apparatus in a Middle Jurassic haramiyidan". Nature. 590 (7845): 279–283. doi:10.1038/s41586-020-03137-z.
4. Zhang, H.; Zhou, C.; Luo, Z. (2024). "A new symmetrodont mammal from the Early Cretaceous Jehol Biota of Ningcheng Basin, Inner Mongolia, Northeast China". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 69. doi:10.4202/app.01154.2024.