Crusafontia
| Crusafontia Temporal range: Early Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Subclass: | Theria |
| Order: | Dryolestida |
| Family: | Dryolestidae |
| Genus: | Crusafontia |
| Species | |
|
Crusafontia cuencana (type)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Pocamus pepelui | |
Crusafontia is an extinct genus of Mesozoic mammal.
Crusafontia was a 10 cm (4 in) long creature that may have looked and lived like a squirrel, but this is uncertain, as only a few teeth have ever been found.[3]
The name of the animal has been given in honour of the Spanish paleontologist Miquel Crusafont Pairó.
References
- ↑ Crusafontia cuencana in the Paleobiology Database
- ↑ Crusafontia amoae in the Paleobiology Database
- ↑ Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 200. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.
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