Shenshou lui Bi et al., 2014
Mammalia
Theriiformes
Allotheria
Euharamiyida
Late Jurassic
Taojishan Fm (Oxfordian)
Liaoning, China
Length: 20 cm
Shenshou belongs to a group of early mammals called haramiyids. This squirrel-like creature was arboreal and probably omnivorous. Its discovery pushed back the origin of mammals to the Late Triassic when the Haramiyids and Multituberculates, another group of early mammals, diverged.
November 30, 2014
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