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Kollikodontidae

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Kollikodontids
Temporal range: Cretaceous
(AlbianCenomanian), ~113–96 Ma
Kollikodon dentary
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Monotremata
Family: Kollikodontidae
Archer, Flannery, Ritchie, & Jones, 1995
Type genus
Kollikodon
Flannery, Archer, Rich & Jones, 1995
Genera[1]

Kollikodontidae is an extinct family of early monotreme mammals. Defining characteristics of kollikodontids include very specialized bunodont molars, which may indicate a diet of hard-shelled animals like mollusks in some species, and a somewhat narrow mandibular canal. The known genera have estimated body masses between 3.5–8 kilograms (7.7–17.6 lb).[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Kollikodontidae". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
  2. ^ Flannery, Timothy F.; Archer, Michael; Rich, Thomas H. & Jones, Robert (1995). "A new family of monotremes from the Cretaceous of Australia". Nature. 377 (6548): 418–420. doi:10.1038/377418a0. S2CID 4301982.
  3. ^ Flannery, Timothy F.; Rich, Thomas H.; Vickers-Rich, Patricia; Ziegler, Tim; Veatch, E. Grace; Helgen, Kristofer M. (2022-01-02). "A review of monotreme (Monotremata) evolution". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 46 (1): 3–20. doi:10.1080/03115518.2022.2025900. ISSN 0311-5518.