Maotherium sinensis
Taxonavigation
Taxonavigation: Trechnotheria |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: †Zhangheotheriidae
Genus: †Maotherium
Species: †Maotherium sinensis
Name
Holotype: NGMC-97-4-15, a fully articulated skeleton in a dorsal view with hair and body contour impressions.
Type locality and horizon: Lower part of the Lower Jurassic Yixian Formation, also referred to as the Chaomidianzi member of the Yixian Formation approximately 30 km east of Chaoyang, Liaoning Province, NE China.
References
Primary references
- Rougier, G.W., Ji, Q. & Novacek, M.J. 2003. A new symmetrodont mammal with fur impressions from the Mesozoic of China. Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition) 77(1): 7–14. DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-6724.2003.tb00104.x Reference page.