Cladotheria
Encyclopedia
Cladotheria is a group (legion) of mammals that is defined as including the ancestor of Dryolestoidea
, Peramuridae
and Zatheria
(living Theria
ns plus all of its descendants).
Dryolestoidea
Dryolestoidea is an extinct clade of Mesozoic mammals that only contains two orders. It has been suggested that this group contained the ancestors of modern therian mammals. They are mostly represented by teeth, fragmented dentaries and parts of the rostrum. The Jurassic forms retained a...
, Peramuridae
Peramuridae
The family Peramuridae is a possible ancestor of early therians. The only certain representative lived in the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous.-References:*...
and Zatheria
Zatheria
Zatheria is a group of mammals that is defined as including the ancestor of Arguitheriidae, Arguimuridae, Vincelestidae, Peramuridae and Tribosphenida .-External links:* *...
(living Theria
Theria
Theria is a subclass of mammals that give birth to live young without using a shelled egg, including both eutherians and metatherians . The only omitted extant mammal group is the egg-laying monotremes....
ns plus all of its descendants).
External links
- MESOZOIC MAMMALS; Stem zatherians, zatherians & Peramuridae, an internet directory
- Palaeos Vertebrates 430_500 Mammalia Spalacotheroidea & Cladotheria