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Mesodmops
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Mesodmops is a small mammal from the Eocene of China. It was a late member of the extinct order of Multituberculata.
For those of a technical inclination, it's within the Suborder of Cimolodonta, family Neoplagiaulacidae.
Genus: Mesodmops Tong Y & Wang T, 1994
Species: Mesodmops dawsonae Tong Y & Wang T, 1994
Place: Wutu Basin, Shandong
Country: China
Age: Lower Eocene
Remarks: Information welcome.
Reference: Tong & Wang (1994), A new neoplagiaulacid multituberculate (Mammalia) from the lower Eocene of Wutu Basin, Shandong. Vertebrata PalAsiatica, 32, p.275-284. (Chinese with summary in English.)
Page reference: Kielan-Jaworowska Z & Hurum JH (2001), Phylogeny and Systematics of multituberculate mammals. Paleontology 44, p.389-429.
(This information has been derived from [1] (http://home.arcor.de/ktdykes/ptilodon.htm) MESOZOIC MAMMALS; Ptilodontoidea, an internet directory. As that's my webpage, there are no issues of copyright. Trevor Dykes)
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