Hahnodon
Sign in to saveHahnodon ("Hahn's tooth") is an extinct genus of mammaliaforms from the Early Cretaceous Ksar Metlili Formation in Morocco. Although originally considered to be a relatively early member of the extinct clade Multituberculata, recent studies indicate that it instead is a haramiyid.
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- Parent taxon
- Hahnodontidae
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- end time
- 139000000-
- time period
- Early Cretaceous
- start time
- 145000000-
- taxon name
- Hahnodon
- taxon rank
- genus
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Hahnodon ("Hahn's tooth") is an extinct genus of mammaliaforms from the Early Cretaceous Ksar Metlili Formation in Morocco. Although originally considered to be a relatively early member of the extinct clade Multituberculata, recent studies indicate that it instead is a haramiyid.
==Fossils and distribution== Hahnodon taqueti is based on a single lower molar found in Lower Cretaceous strata in Morocco.
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