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Paulchoffatia
Bathmochoffatia
Guimarotodon
Henkelodon
Kielanodon
MeketibolodonMeketibolodon : Animalia Therapsida : Mammalia : Multituberculata : Paulchoffatiidae : Meketibolodon Species M. robustus Ref. Meketibolodon is an extinct mammal of the Upper Jurassic. It was a relatively early member of the also extinct order of Multitube
MeketichoffatiaMeketichoffatia Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Therapsida Class: Mammalia Order: Multituberculata Family: Paulchoffatiidae Genus: Meketichoffatia Species M. krausei Ref. Meketichoffatia was a small mammal from the Upper Jurassic of Portugal.
PlesiochoffatiaPlesiochoffatia Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Therapsida Class: Mammalia Order: Multituberculata Family: Paulchoffatiidae Genus: Plesiochoffatia Species P. peparethos P. staphylos P. thoas Ref. Plesiochoffatia is an extinct mammal of the Upp
PseudobolodonPseudobolodon Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Therapsida Class: Mammalia Order: Multituberculata Family: Paulchoffatiidae Genus: Pseudobolodon Species P. krebsi P. oreas Ref. Pseudobolodon was a relatively early member of the also extinct orde
XenachoffatiaXenachoffatia is a small Upper Jurassic mammal from Portugal. It was a relatively early member of the also extinct order of Multituberculata. It lived during 'the age of the dinosaurs'. For the more technically inclined, suborder Plagiaulacida, family Pau
KuehneodonKuehneodon Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Therapsida Class: Mammalia Order: Multituberculata Family: Paulchoffatiidae Genus: Kuehneodon Species K. barcasensis K. dietrichi K. dryas K. guimarotensis K. simpsoni K. uniradiculatus Ref. Kuehneodo
GalveodonGalveodon Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Therapsida Class: Mammalia Order: Multituberculata Family: Paulchoffatiidae Genus: Galveodon Species G. nannothus Ref. Galveodon is an extinct, Spanish mammal of the Lower Cretaceous. It was a relative
SunnyodonSunnyodon Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Therapsida Class: Mammalia Order: Multituberculata Family: Paulchoffatiidae Genus: Sunnyodon Species S. notleyi Ref. Sunnyodon is a tiny, extinct mammal, probably of the Lower Cretaceous. It was a rela
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Paulchoffatiidae is a family of extinct mammals that lived predominantly during the Upper Jurassic period, though a couple of genera are known from the earliest Cretaceous. (Some undescribed fossils from the Middle Jurassic of England may represent earlier versions.) Remains have been reported from Portugal, Spain and England. Paulchoffatiids were members of the order Multituberculata. They were relatively early representatives and are within the informal suborder of " Plagiaulacida". The family was named by G. Hahn in 1969, and it honours the Portuguese geologist Léon Paul Choffat . Two subfamilies are recognized.
The most productive fossil site for paulchoffatiids has been Guimarota, Portugal. Remains from this locality are generally diagnosed on the basis of lower or upper jaws. In only one instance, Kuehneodon, has it been possible to match the two up. Some of the lower jaws probably represent the same animals as some of the upper, so the diversity of paulchoffatiids is very possibly exaggerated. As the site is now a flooded, disused coalmine, further excavations are highly unlikely. However, other locations may yet provide more clarity.
The paulchoffatiids have been further arranged into two subfamilis and a coupld of other genera.
Subfamily Paulchoffatiinae:
Paulchoffatia, Bathmochoffatia, Guimarotodon, Henkelodon, Kielanodon, Henkelodon, Meketibolodon, Meketichoffatia, Plesiochoffatia, Pseudobolodon
Subfamily Kuehneodontinae:
This taxon is restricted to one genus, Kuehneodon, with six species.
Other genera within Paulchoffatiidae:
Galveodon, Sunnyodon
Page references: Hahn G & Hahn R (2000), Multituberculates from the Guimarota mine, p.97-107 in Martin T & Krebs B (eds), Guimarota - A Jurassic Ecosystem, Verlag Dr Friedrich Pfeil, München.
Kielan-Jaworowska Z & Hurum JH (2001), Phylogeny and Systematics of multituberculate mammals. Paleontology 44, p.389-429.
(This information has been derived from [1] MESOZOIC MAMMALS; Basal Multituberculata, an internet directory. As that's my webpage, there are no issues of copyright. )
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