Abelodon Explained

Abelodon is an extinct genus of peramurid mammal in the clade Zatheria, which lived during the Early Cretaceous.[1] It is known from a single tooth found in Cameroon's Koum Formation.[2]

Paleoecology

Abelodon lived alongside various archosaurs in the Koum Formation, such as ornithopod dinosaurs like Ouranosaurus, theropods like Spinosaurus, and crocodilians like Araripesuchus.[3]

Notes and References

  1. BRUNET . M . COPPENS . Y. . SUDRE . J. . DEJAX . J. . FLYNN . L. . HEINTZ . E. . HELL . J. . JACOBS . L. . JEHENNE . Y. . MOUCHELIN . G. . PILBEAM . D. . 1990 . Nouveaux mammifères du Crétacé inférieur du Cameroun, Afrique de l'Ouest . Nouveaux mammifères du Crétacé inférieur du Cameroun, Afrique de l'Ouest . 310 . 8 . 1139–1146 . 0764-4450.
  2. Web site: Abelodon. Paleofile.com.
  3. Congleton. J.D.. 1990. Vertebrate Paleontology of the Koum Basin, Northern Cameroon, and Archosaurian Paleobiogeography in the Early Cretaceous. Department of Geology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas.

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