Theroteinus
Theroteinus is an extinct genus of haramiyidan mammaliaforms from the Late Triassic of France. It contains two species: T. nikolai and T. rosieriensis, both of which are known exclusively from teeth found at the sand quarry of Saint-Nicolas-de-Port.[1][2] Theroteinus is the only member of the family Theroteinidae and the suborder Theroteinida.[1]
| Theroteinus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Therapsida |
| Clade: | Cynodontia |
| Order: | †Haramiyida |
| Suborder: | †Theroteinida Hahn et al., 1989 |
| Family: | †Theroteinidae Sigogneau-Russell et al., 1986 |
| Genus: | †Theroteinus Sigogneau-Russell et al., 1986 |
| Type species | |
| †Theroteinus nikolai Sigogneau-Russell et al., 1986 | |
| Other species | |
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References
- Debuysschere, M. (2016). "A reappraisal of Theroteinus (Haramiyida, Mammaliaformes) from the Upper Triassic of Saint-Nicolas-de-Port (France)". PeerJ. 4: e2592. doi:10.7717/peerj.2592.
- "Fossilworks: Theroteinus". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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