Haldanodon
| Haldanodon Temporal range: Kimmeridgian, | |
|---|---|
| Molar teeth in occlusal view (left) and medial view (right) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Clade: | Therapsida |
| Clade: | Cynodontia |
| Clade: | Mammaliaformes |
| Order: | †Docodonta |
| Family: | †Docodontidae |
| Genus: | †Haldanodon Kühne & Krusat, 1972 |
| Species: | †H. exspectatus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Haldanodon exspectatus Kühne & Krusat, 1972 | |
Haldanodon is an extinct docodont mammaliaform which lived in the Upper Jurassic (Kimmeridgian, about 145 million years ago). Its fossil remains have been found in Portugal, in the well-known fossil locality of Guimarota, which is in the Alcobaça Formation. It may have been a semi-aquatic burrowing insectivore, similar in habits to desmans and the platypus. Several specimens are known, include a partial skeleton and well-preserved skulls.
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