''Drescheratherium'' is an extinct genus of mammal from the Late Jurassic (
Kimmeridgian
In the geologic timescale, the Kimmeridgian is an age in the Late Jurassic Epoch and a stage in the Upper Jurassic Series. It spans the time between 157.3 ± 1.0 Ma and 152.1 ± 0.9 Ma (million years ago). The Kimmeridgian follows the Oxford ...
)
Camadas de Guimarota of
Leiria,
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...
. It is represented by fairly complete upper jaws with teeth.
It bears elongated upper canines, though not to the extent another
dryolestoid
Dryolestida is an extinct order of mammals, primarily and possibly exclusively known from the Jurassic and Cretaceous. They are considered members of the clade Cladotheria, close to the ancestry of therian mammals. It is also believed that they ...
, ''
Cronopio'', does.
[ Supplementary information]
See also
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Prehistoric mammal
This is an incomplete list of prehistoric mammals. It does not include extant mammals or recently extinct mammals. For extinct primate species, see: list of fossil primates.Mikko's Phylogeny Archiv
Mammaliaformes
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*Genus †'' Adelobasileus ...
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List of prehistoric mammals
This is an incomplete list of prehistoric mammals. It does not include extant mammals or recently extinct mammals. For extinct primate species, see: list of fossil primates.Mikko's Phylogeny Archiv
Mammaliaformes
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*Genus †'' Adelobasileus ...
References
Dryolestida
Late Jurassic mammals of Europe
Jurassic Portugal
Fossils of Portugal
Fossil taxa described in 1998
Prehistoric mammal genera
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