Durlstotherium
Sign in to saveDurlstotherium is an extinct genus of mammal from the Early Cretaceous. It contains a single species, Durlstotherium newmani. The type specimen was found in Durlston Bay, Dorset, after which the genus was named. D. newmani was named after a British pub landlord, Charlie Newman. Durlstotherium and two of its contemporaries, Tribactonodon and Durlstodon, had tribosphenidan (three-cusped) molars, which are an advanced characteristic among eutherian mammals and suggest that the group emerged earlier than the Early Cretaceous. thumb|left|Artist's impression of Durlstotherium (right and center) and
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- Parent taxon
- Placentalia
- Image
- Molars of Durlstotherium newmani & Durlstodon ensomi.jpg
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- taxon name
- Durlstotherium
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- genus
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- Durlstotherium
- start time
- 145000000-
- end time
- 140200000-
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Durlstotherium is an extinct genus of mammal from the Early Cretaceous. It contains a single species, Durlstotherium newmani. The type specimen was found in Durlston Bay, Dorset, after which the genus was named. D. newmani was named after a British pub landlord, Charlie Newman. Durlstotherium and two of its contemporaries, Tribactonodon and Durlstodon, had tribosphenidan (three-cusped) molars, which are an advanced characteristic among eutherian mammals and suggest that the group emerged earlier than the Early Cretaceous. thumb|left|Artist's impression of Durlstotherium (right and center) and Durlstodon (left)
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