Eozostrodon parvus Parrington 1941 (mammaliaform)

Osteichthyes - Morganucodonta - Morganucodontidae

Synonym: Eozostrodon problematicus Parrington 1941

Full reference: F. R. Parrington. 1941. On two mammalian teeth from the Lower Rhaetic of Somerset. Journal of Natural History, series 11 8(44):140-144

Belongs to Eozostrodon according to F. R. Parrington 1941

See also Jenkins and Crompton 1979 and Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Eozostrodon parvus: Holwell IX, a set of teeth. Its type locality is Microlestes Quarry, Frome, which is in a Rhaetian fissure fill claystone/sandstone in the United Kingdom.
  • Eozostrodon problematicus: Holwell XIII, a set of teeth. Its type locality is Microlestes Quarry, Frome, which is in a Rhaetian fissure fill claystone/sandstone in the United Kingdom.

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Microlestes Quarry, Frome

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