Westphalodon
| Westphalodon Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Eutriconodonta (?) |
| Family: | †Gobiconodontidae |
| Genus: | †Westphalodon Martin et al., 2026 |
| Species: | †W. goini |
| Binomial name | |
| †Westphalodon goini Martin et al., 2026 | |
Westphalodon is an extinct genus of mammal in the family Gobiconodontidae, known from the Early Cretaceous (Barremian–Aptian ages) Busche quarry (Balve-Beckum locality) of Germany. The genus contains a single species, Westphalodon goini, known from two partial dentaries (lower jaw bones), one of which preserves teeth. It is the largest mammal known from the locality from which it was collected, and one of the largest mammals from the Mesozoic of Europe.[1]
References
[edit]- ↑ Martin, T.; Averianov, A. O.; Lang, A. J.; Schwermann, A. H. (2026). "A gobiconodontid mammal from the Lower Cretaceous of Central Europe". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 33 (3) 43. doi:10.1007/s10914-026-09831-5.
