Docofossor brachydactylus Luo et al. 2015 (dodocont)

Osteichthyes - Docodonta

Full reference: Z.-X. Luo, Q.-J. Meng, Q. Ji, Y.-G. Zhang, and A. I. Neander. 2015. Evolutionary development in basal mammaliaforms as revealed by a docodontan. Science 347(6223):760-764

Belongs to Docofossor according to Z.-X. Luo et al. 2015

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: BMNH131735A, a skeleton. Its type locality is Nanshimen [Tiaojishan Fm.], which is in an Oxfordian terrestrial shale in the Tiaojishan Formation of China.

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Nanshimen [Tiaojishan Fm.]

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