Volaticotheria
Sign in to saveVolaticotherini is a clade of eutriconodont mammals from the Mesozoic. In addition to the type genus Volaticotherium, it includes the genera Argentoconodon, Ichthyoconodon, and potentially Triconolestes.
In the Vinony graph
Vinony's link graph records 153 inbound references to Volaticotheria, and connects out to patagium, Multituberculata and Volaticotherium.
It sits within the topics Early Cretaceous extinctions, Eutriconodonta and Fossil taxa described in 2006.
Vinony links it to 4 Wikipedia language editions.
~6 min read
Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Definition
- History
- Characteristics
- Aerial locomotion
- Distribution
- Diet
- Paleoecology
- References
Volaticotherini is a clade of eutriconodont mammals from the Mesozoic. In addition to the type genus Volaticotherium, it includes the genera Argentoconodon, Ichthyoconodon, and potentially Triconolestes.
Since most remains are primarily teeth, they are foremostly diagnosticated by their highly distinctive molars. However, the remains of one species, Volaticotherium antiquum, show that at least some members of this clade were capable of gliding. and Argentoconodon shares similar post-cranial features that also indicate aerial locomotion. As such, this clade contains some of the oldest known aerial mammals, alongside the various gliding haramiyidans.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Volaticotheria” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.