Feredocodon

Feredocodon; Temporal range: 168–164 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Middle Jurassic
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Synapsida
Clade:	Therapsida
Clade:	Cynodontia
Clade:	Mammaliaformes
Family:	† Shuotheriidae
Genus:	† Feredocodon ; Mao et al., 2024
Type species
	Feredocodon chowi; Mao et al., 2024

Last updated May 28, 2025

Feredocodon is an extinct genus of mammaliaform that lived during the Middle Jurassic between 168 and 164 million years ago.^[1]^[2] It was discovered in China, Inner Mongolia, in Daohugou locality.^[1]

References

1 2 Mao, Fangyuan; Li, Zhiyu; Wang, Zhili; Zhang, Chi; Rich, Thomas; Vickers-Rich, Patricia; Meng, Jin (2024). "Jurassic shuotheriids show earliest dental diversification of mammaliaforms" . Nature. 628 (8008): 569–575. doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07258-7. ISSN 1476-4687.
↑ Meng, Jin; Mao, Fangyuan (July 19, 2024). "On the earliest evolution of the mammaliaform teeth, jaw joint and middle ear". Clinical and Translational Medicine. 14 (7): e1768. doi:10.1002/ctm2.1768. PMC 11259600 . PMID 39031974.

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[:0-1] 1 2 Mao, Fangyuan; Li, Zhiyu; Wang, Zhili; Zhang, Chi; Rich, Thomas; Vickers-Rich, Patricia; Meng, Jin (2024). "Jurassic shuotheriids show earliest dental diversification of mammaliaforms" . Nature. 628 (8008): 569–575. doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07258-7. ISSN 1476-4687.

[2] Meng, Jin; Mao, Fangyuan (July 19, 2024). "On the earliest evolution of the mammaliaform teeth, jaw joint and middle ear". Clinical and Translational Medicine. 14 (7): e1768. doi:10.1002/ctm2.1768. PMC 11259600 . PMID 39031974.

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