Volaticotherium antiquus Meng et al. 2006 (mammal)

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

Belongs to Volaticotherium according to J. Meng et al. 2006

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IVPP V14739, a skeleton (squashed skeleton preserved in the part and counterpart). Its type locality is Daohugou (IVPP collection), which is in a Callovian lacustrine - large shale/tuff in the Tiaojishan Formation of China.

Ecology: volant insectivore

Distribution: found only at Daohugou (IVPP collection)

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