Jeholodentidae
Extinct family of mammals
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The family Jeholodentidae is a possible eutriconodont family that was present in China around 125 million years ago during the time of the dinosaurs. There are currently two genera assigned to the family, Yanoconodon and Jeholodens.[1][2]
| Jeholodentidae Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, | |
|---|---|
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| Jeholodens jenkinsi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Eutriconodonta |
| Family: | †Jeholodentidae Luo et al., 2007 |
| Type genus | |
| †Jeholodens Ji et al., 1999 | |
| Genera | |
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†Yanoconodon | |
However, recent studies have shown it to be paraphyletic in relation to Triconodontidae, with Yanoconodon being closer to them than to Jeholodens.[3]
Taxonomy
- Family †Jeholodentidae Luo et al., 2007[4][5]
- Genus †Yanoconodon Luo, Chen, Li & Chen, 2007
- Species †Yanoconodon allini Luo, Chen, Li & Chen, 2007
- Genus †Jeholodens Ji, Luo & Ji, 1999
- Species †Jeholodens jenkinsi Ji, Luo & Ji, 1999
- Genus †Yanoconodon Luo, Chen, Li & Chen, 2007
