†Montirictus kuwajimaensis Matsuoka et al. 2016 (cynodont)
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Osteichthyes - Therapsida - Tritylodontidae
Full reference: H. Matsuoka, N. Kusuhashi, and I. J. Corfe. 2016. A new Early Cretaceous tritylodontid (Synapsida, Cynodontia, Mammaliamorpha) from the Kuwajima Formation (Tetori Group) of central Japan. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 36(4):e1112289:1-16
Belongs to Montirictus according to H. Matsuoka et al. 2016
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SBEI 0046, a tooth (left upper cheek tooth). Its type locality is Kaseki-kabe (facies III), Shiramine, which is in a Barremian mire/swamp mudstone/sandstone in the Kuwajima Formation of Japan.
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Kaseki-kabe (facies III), Shiramine
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