| Solatherium Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Clade: | Marsupialiformes |
| Family: | † Pediomyidae |
| Genus: | † Solatherium |
| Species: | †S. nenjiangensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Solatherium nenjiangensis Gao et. al., 2024 | |
Solatherium is an extinct genus of marsupialiform that inhabited China during the Campanian. It contains a single species, S. nenjiangensis. [1]
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