Kollikodontidae

Kollikodontidae is an extinct family of early monotreme mammals known from the Cretaceous of Australia. Defining characteristics of kollikodontids include very specialized bunodont molars, which may indicate a diet of hard-shelled animals like mollusks in some species, and a somewhat narrow mandibular canal. The known genera have estimated body masses between 3.5–8 kilograms (7.7–17.6 lb).^[2][3]

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Mammalia

Order:Monotremata

Family:†Kollikodontidae
Archer, Flannery, Ritchie, & Jones, 1995

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Kollikodontids Temporal range: Cretaceous (Albian–Cenomanian), ~113–96 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Kollikodon dentary
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Monotremata
Family:	†Kollikodontidae Archer, Flannery, Ritchie, & Jones, 1995
Type genus
†Kollikodon Flannery, Archer, Rich & Jones, 1995
Genera[1]
†Kollikodon †Kryoryctes? †Sundrius?

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