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Extinct species of mammal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Henkelodon was a small mammal of the Upper Jurassic. It was a relatively early member of the extinct order Multituberculata. Henkelodon was a European herbivore that lived during the "age of the dinosaurs". It lies within the suborder "Plagiaulacida" and family Paulchoffatiidae.
Henkelodon Temporal range: Kimmeridgian ~ | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | †Multituberculata |
Family: | †Paulchoffatiidae |
Genus: | †Henkelodon |
Species: | †H. naias |
Binomial name | |
†Henkelodon naias Hahn G., 1977 | |
The genus Henkelodon ("Henkel's tooth") was named by Hahn G. in 1977 based on a single species.
Fossil remains of the species Henkelodon naias were discovered in the Kimmeridgian (Upper Jurassic)-age Alcobaça Formation of Guimarota, Portugal. The remains consisted of one upper jaw. According to Kielan-Jaworowska and Hurum, 2001, (p. 413), this genus was named in 1987. However, Hahn and Hahn 2000 (p. 105) supports 1977.
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