Osteichthyes - Docodonta - Simpsonodontidae
Full reference: K. A. Kermack, A. J. Lee, P. M. Lees and F. Mussett. 1987. A new docodont from the Forest Marble. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 89:1-39
Belongs to Simpsonodon according to A. O. Averianov et al. 2010
See also Averianov 2004, Kermack et al. 1987 and Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Simpsonodon sibiricus, Simpsonodon splendens
Type specimen: J.100, a mandible (Fragment of right ramus of lower jaw with three postcanine teeth). Its type locality is Kirtlington 3p (Mammal Bed), which is in a Bathonian mire/swamp marl in the Forest Marble Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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