†Cheruscodon balvensis Martin et al. 2021 (multituberculate)
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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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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