†Volaticotherium Meng et al. 2006 (mammal)
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Mammalia - Eutriconodonta - Triconodontidae
Full reference: J. Meng, Y. Hu, Y. Wang, X. Wang, and C. Li. 2006. A Mesozoic gliding mammal from northeastern China. Nature 444:889-893
Parent taxon: Volaticotherini according to L. C. Gaetano and G. W. Rougier 2011
See also Averianov and Lopatin 2011 and Meng et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Argentoconodon, Ichthyoconodon, Triconolestes
Subtaxa: Volaticotherium antiquus
Type: Volaticotherium antiquus
Ecology: volant insectivore
Distribution: found only at Daohugou (IVPP collection) (Jurassic of China)
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