Thomasia (animal) explained

Thomasia is a mammaliaform from the family Haramiyidae.^[1] from the Late Triassic of Europe. It is only known from teeth.^[2]

Distribution

Fossils of the genus have been found in:^[3]

Triassic

• Sables and Grès de Mortinsart Formations, Gaume, Belgium
• Microlestes Quarry, Frome, England
• Exter and Trossingen Formations, Germany
• Auf dem Heftgen, Syren, Luxembourg
• Klettgau Formation, Switzerland
• Gres à Avicula contorta Formation, Franche-Comté and Lorraine, France

Jurassic

• Pant Fissure System 4, Pant Quarry, St Brides Major (community), Wales

Notes and References

1. http://palaeos.com/vertebrates/mammaliformes/mammaliformes.html#Haramiyida Palaeos on Haramiya
2. Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska, Richard L. Cifelli, and Zhe-Xi Luo, Mammals from the Age of Dinosaurs: Origins, Evolution, and Structure (New York: Columbia University Press, 2004), 249–260.
3. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=39859 Thomasia