Maotherium sinensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Trechnotheria
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Ordo: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Subordo: Cynodontia Infraordo: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria

Familia: †Zhangheotheriidae
Genus: †Maotherium
Species: †Maotherium sinensis

Name

†Maotherium sinensis Rougier, Ji & Novacek, 2003: 8

Holotype: NGMC -97-4-15, a fully articulated skeleton in a dorsal view with hair and body contour impressions.

Type locality and horizon: Lower part of the Lower Jurassic Yixian Formation, also referred to as the Chaomidianzi member of the Yixian Formation approximately 30 km east of Chaoyang, Liaoning Province, NE China.

References

Primary references

Rougier, G.W., Ji, Q. & Novacek, M.J. 2003. A new symmetrodont mammal with fur impressions from the Mesozoic of China. Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition) 77(1): 7–14. DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-6724.2003.tb00104.x Reference page.

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