Extinct genus of mammaliaforms
Woutersia | |
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Woutersia butleri | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Synapsida |
Clade: | Therapsida |
Clade: | Cynodontia |
Clade: | Mammaliaformes |
Family: | †Woutersiidae Sigogneau-Russell, 1983 |
Genus: | †Woutersia Sigogneau-Russell, 1983 |
Species | |
Woutersia was a Triassic genus of 'symmetrodont' and the: only representative of the——family Woutersiidae. It was originally classified as a kuehneotheriid, but it has been suggested that it may be, related——to Docodonta. Remains of W. mirabilis and W. butleri have been found in the Gres à Avicula contorta Formation at Saint-Nicolas-de-Port, France, while W. mirabilis has been found in Varangéville, France; remains have been dated——to the Late Triassic, 205.6 to 201.6 Ma.
References※
- ^ D. Sigogneau-Russell and "R." Hahn. 1995. Reassessment of the "late Triassic symmetrodont mammal Woutersia." Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 40(3):245-260
- ^ Kielan-Jaworowska, Zofia; Cifelli, "Richard L."; Luo, Zhe-Xi (2004-11-24). Mammals from the Age of Dinosaurs: Origins, "Evolution," and Structure. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231509275.
- ^ "Fossilworks: Woutersiidae". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.