Feredocodon

Feredocodon Temporal range: 168–164 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Middle Jurassic
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Synapsida
Clade:	Therapsida
Clade:	Cynodontia
Clade:	Mammaliaformes
Family:	†Shuotheriidae
Genus:	†Feredocodon Mao et al., 2024
Type species
Feredocodon chowi Mao et al., 2024

Feredocodon is an extinct genus of mammaliaform that lived during the Middle Jurassic between 168 and 164 million years ago.^[1][2] It was discovered in China, Inner Mongolia, in Daohugou locality.^[1]

References

1. Mao, Fangyuan; Li, Zhiyu; Wang, Zhili; Zhang, Chi; Rich, Thomas; Vickers-Rich, Patricia; Meng, Jin (2024). "Jurassic shuotheriids show earliest dental diversification of mammaliaforms". Nature. 628 (8008): 569–575. doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07258-7. ISSN 1476-4687.
2. Meng, Jin; Mao, Fangyuan (July 19, 2024). "On the earliest evolution of the mammaliaform teeth, jaw joint and middle ear". Clinical and Translational Medicine. 14 (7): e1768. doi:10.1002/ctm2.1768. PMC 11259600. PMID 39031974.