Simpsonodon Kermack et al. 1987 (dodocont)

Osteichthyes - Docodonta - Simpsonodontidae

Full reference: K. A. Kermack, A. J. Lee, P. M. Lees and F. Mussett. 1987. A new docodont from the Forest Marble. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 89:1-39

Parent taxon: Simpsonodontidae according to A. O. Averianov et al. 2010

See also Kermack et al. 1987, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Kraus 1979, Martin and Averianov 2010, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Pfretzschner et al. 2005

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Simpsonodon oxfordensis Simpsonodon sibiricus Simpsonodon splendens

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Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Kyrgyzstan (1 collection), the Russian Federation (1), the United Kingdom (3)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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