Henosferidae

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Henosferidae
Temporal range: Middle Jurassic
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Australosphenida
Family: Henosferidae
Rougier, Marinelli, Forasiepi & Novacek, 2007
Genera

Henosferidae (also spelled "Henospheridae") is an extinct family of Australosphenida, native to Gondwana during the Middle Jurassic. It is defined as a clade including the most recent common ancestor of Henosferus and Asfaltomylos and all its descendants.

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