Vilevolodon Luo et al. 2017 (mammal)

Mammalia - Allotheria - Kermackodontidae

Full reference: X.-Z. Luo, Q.-J. Meng, D. M. Grossnickle, D. Lui, A. I. Neander, Y.-G. Zhang, and Q. Ji. 2017. New evidence for mammaliaform ear evolution and feeding adaptation in a Jurassic ecosystem. Nature 548:326-329

Parent taxon: Eleutherodontidae according to X.-Z. Luo et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Butlerodon, Kermackodon, Megaconus, Xianshou, Maiopatagium

Subtaxa: Vilevolodon diplomylos

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Type: Vilevolodon diplomylos

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Nanshimen [Tiaojishan Fm.] (Jurassic of China)

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