Zhangheotheriidae Explained

Zhangheotheriidae is a possibly paraphyletic[1] 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]

Notes and References

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

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