Kermackodon oxfordensis Kermack et al. 1998

Mammalia - Allotheria - Kermackodontidae

Alternative combination: Eleutherodon oxfordensis

Synonyms: Kermackodon multicuspis Butler and Hooker 2005, Kirtlingtonia catenata Butler and Hooker 2005, Millsodon superstes Butler and Hooker 2005

Full reference: K. A. Kermack, D. M. Kermack, P. M. Lees and J. R. E. Mills. 1998. New multituberculate-like teeth from the Middle Jurassic of England. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 43(4):581-606

Belongs to Kermackodon according to F. Mao et al. 2022

See also Butler and Hooker 2005, Kermack et al. 1998 and Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Kermackodon oxfordensis: BDUC J.460, a tooth (upper molar). 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.
  • Kermackodon multicuspis: BMNH M46822, a tooth (a left upper molar (M2)). 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.
  • Kirtlingtonia catenata: BMNH M46497, a tooth (the crown of a right upper molar, probably unerupted). 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.
  • Millsodon superstes: BMNH M46645, a tooth (a first right lower molariform (m1)). Its type locality is Kirtlington 3w(i), which is in a Bathonian mire/swamp marl in the Forest Marble Formation of the United Kingdom.

Distribution:

• Jurassic of the United Kingdom (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections including 7 occurrences

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