| Zofiabaatar Temporal range:
Late Jurassic
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | † Multituberculata |
| Suborder: | † Plagiaulacida |
| Family: | †
Zofiabaataridae Bakker, 1992 |
| Genus: | †
Zofiabaatar Bakker & Carpenter, 1990 |
| Species | |
Zofiabaatar is a genus of extinct mammal from the Upper Jurassic period. It was a relatively early member of the extinct order Multituberculata within the suborder " Plagiaulacida". It lived in North America along with dinosaurs such as Diplodocus and Allosaurus.
The primary species is Zofiabaatar pulcher. Fossils have been found in the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of Wyoming ( U.S.). The animal was reportedly about 30 cm (12 in) long. It seems to have been a rather specialized creature, judging by the dentary. Zofiabaataridae are believed to belong to the allodontid line.
It is present in stratigraphic zone 6. [1]
The species is named after the Polish paleontologist Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska.
References
- Simpson. "Mesozoic Mammalia. VII. Taxonomy of Morrison multituberculates", American Journal of Science. 1927. Pages 36–38.
- Kielan-Jaworowska, Z. and J.H. Hurum. "Phylogeny and Systematics of multituberculate mammals", Paleontology. 44. Pages 389–429.
- ^ Foster, J. (2007). "Appendix." Jurassic West: The Dinosaurs of the Morrison Formation and Their World. Indiana University Press. pp. 327-329.
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