Cheruscodon balvensis Martin et al. 2021 (multituberculate)

Mammalia - Multituberculata - Eobaataridae

Full reference: T. Martin, A. O. Averianov, J. A. Schultz and A. H. Schwermann. 2021. First multituberculate mammals from the Lower Cretaceous of Germany. Cretaceous Research 119:104699

Belongs to Cheruscodon according to T. Martin et al. 2021

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: WMNM P79404, a mandible (right dentary fragment with p4 and alveoli for p2e3 and m1e2). Its type locality is Balve-Beckum limestone quarry, which is in a Barremian/Aptian karst claystone/siltstone in Germany.

Ecology: arboreal herbivore

Distribution: found only at Balve-Beckum limestone quarry

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