Hercynodon

Hercynodon; Temporal range: Kimmeridgian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	† Dryolestida
Family:	† Dryolestidae
Genus:	† Hercynodon
Species:	†H. germanicus
Binomial name
	†Hercynodon germanicus; Martin et. al., 2021

Last updated June 25, 2025

Hercynodon is an extinct genus of dryolestid that lived during the Kimmeridgian stage of the Late Jurassic epoch.

Distribution

Hercynodon germanicus is known from the Langenberg Quarry. a fossiliferous locality of the Süntel Formation in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.^[1]

References

↑ Martin, Thomas; Averianov, Alexander O.; Schultz, Julia A.; Schwermann, Achim H.; Wings, Oliver (16 May 2021). "A derived dryolestid mammal indicates possible insular endemism in the Late Jurassic of Germany". The Science of Nature . 108 (3). doi:10.1007/s00114-021-01719-z. ISSN 0028-1042. PMC 8126546 . PMID 33993371 . Retrieved 24 June 2025– via Springer Nature Link.

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[1] Martin, Thomas; Averianov, Alexander O.; Schultz, Julia A.; Schwermann, Achim H.; Wings, Oliver (16 May 2021). "A derived dryolestid mammal indicates possible insular endemism in the Late Jurassic of Germany". The Science of Nature . 108 (3). doi:10.1007/s00114-021-01719-z. ISSN 0028-1042. PMC 8126546 . PMID 33993371 . Retrieved 24 June 2025– via Springer Nature Link.

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