Gobiconodontidae

Gobiconodontidae
Temporal range:
Life restoration of Gobiconodon
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eutriconodonta (?)
Family: Gobiconodontidae
Jenkins Jr. & Schaff, 1988
Genera
  • Fuxinoconodon
  • Gobiconodon Trofimov, 1978
  • Hangjinia Godefroit & Guo, 1999
  • Huasteconodon Montellano et al., 2008
  • Meemannodon Meng et al., 2005
  • Repenomamus Li et al., 2000
  • Spinolestes

Gobiconodontidae is a family of extinct mammals that ranged from the mid-Jurassic to the early Late Cretaceous, though most common during the Early Cretaceous. The Gobiconodontids form a diverse lineage of carnivorous non-therian mammals, and include some of the best preserved Mesozoic mammal specimens.

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