Woutersia Temporal range:
Rhaetian
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Woutersia butleri | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Synapsida |
Clade: | Therapsida |
Clade: | Cynodontia |
Clade: | Mammaliaformes |
Family: | †
Woutersiidae Sigogneau-Russell, 1983 |
Genus: | †
Woutersia Sigogneau-Russell, 1983 |
Species | |
Woutersia was a Triassic genus of ' symmetrodont' [2] and the only representative of the family Woutersiidae. [3] It was originally classified as a kuehneotheriid, [2] but it has been suggested that it may be related to Docodonta. [2] Remains of W. mirabilis and W. butleri have been found in the Gres à Avicula contorta Formation at Saint-Nicolas-de-Port, France, while W. mirabilis has been found in Varangéville, France; remains have been dated to the Late Triassic, [2] 205.6 to 201.6 Ma. [3]