†Maotherium Rougier et al. 2003 (mammal)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Zhangheotheriidae
Full reference: G. W. Rougier, Q. Ji, and M. J. Novacek. 2003. A new symmetrodont mammal with fur impressions from the Mesozoic of China. Acta Geologica Sinica 77(1):7-14
Parent taxon: Zhangheotheriidae according to Q. Ji et al. 2009
See also Li and Luo 2006, Rougier et al. 2003 and Zhou and Wang 2010
Sister taxa: Anebodon, Kiyatherium, Ningchengodon, Origolestes, Zhangheotherium
Subtaxa: Maotherium asiaticus Maotherium sinensis
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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