Brancatherulum Explained

Brancatherulum is an extinct genus of Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian - Tithonian) mammal from the Tendaguru Formation of Lindi Region of Tanzania. It is based on a single toothless dentary 21 mm in length.^[1] It is currently considered either a stem-zatherian or dryolestidan.^[2]

See also

• Prehistoric mammal
  • List of prehistoric mammals

Notes and References

1. Dietrich, W. O., 1927, Brancatherulum n. g., ein Proplacentalier aus dem obersten Jura des Tendaguru in Deutsch-Ostafrika: Centralblatt fur Mineralogie, Geologie, Palaontologie, Abt B, 1927, n. 10, p. 423-426.
2. Averianov. A. O.. Martin. T.. 2015. Ontogeny and taxonomy of Paurodon valens (Mammalia, Cladotheria) from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of USA. Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS. 319. 326–340.