Pinheirodontidae
Sign in to savePinheirodontidae is a poorly known family of fossil mammals which belong to the informal suborder "Plagiaulacida" within the order Multituberculata. Remains are known from the Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous of Europe (predominantly Portugal and Spain), but are so far restricted to isolated teeth, as well as a single lower jaw. The family Pinheirodontidae was named by Hahn G. and Hahn R. in 1999, after the locality of Porto Dinheiro, in central west Portugal.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Pinheirodontidae is referenced by 161 other articles, and connects out to Eobaataridae, Loxaulax valdensis and Europe.
It sits within the topics Cretaceous Europe, Early Cretaceous extinctions and Early Cretaceous mammals.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
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Pinheirodontidae is a poorly known family of fossil mammals which belong to the informal suborder "Plagiaulacida" within the order Multituberculata. Remains are known from the Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous of Europe (predominantly Portugal and Spain), but are so far restricted to isolated teeth, as well as a single lower jaw. The family Pinheirodontidae was named by Hahn G. and Hahn R. in 1999, after the locality of Porto Dinheiro, in central west Portugal.
Their closest relatives are believed to be Paulchoffatiidae. Cladogram after Carvalho et al. 2025{{clade|{{clade |1= |2={{clade |1=Glirodon |2=}}}}|label1=Multituberculata}}
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