pinheirodon

Pinheirodon

Scientific classification

Species

P. sp.

Ref.

Pinheirodon is a genus of extinct mammal from the Lower Cretaceous of Portugal. It is a member of the also extinct order of Multituberculata, and shared the world with dinosaurs. It is placed in the suborder "Plagiaulacida" and family Pinheirodontidae. The species has been designated as Pinheirodon sp. They are known from isolated fossil teeth.

References

Most of this information has been derived from http://home.arcor.de/ktdykes/plagiau.htm MESOZOIC MAMMALS; Basal Multituberculata, an Internet directory.
Kielan-Jaworowska Z. and Hurum J.H. (2001), Phylogeny and Systematics of multituberculate mammals. Paleontology 44, p.389-429.
Hahn & Hahn (1999), Pinheirodontidae n. fam. (Multituberculata) (Mammalia) aus der tiefen Unter-Kreide Portugals.(Pinheirodontidae n. fam. (Multituberculata) (Mammalia) from the deepest Lower Cretaceous of Portugal). Palaeontographica Abt. A Vol. 253, pp.77-222.

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