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Category:Gondwanatheres

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Articles relating to the Gondwanatheria, an extinct group of mammaliaforms that lived in the Southern Hemisphere, including Antarctica, during the Upper Cretaceous through the Miocene (and possibly much earlier, if Allostaffia is a member of this group[1]). Until recently, they were known only from isolated teeth, a few lower jaws, two partial skulls and one complete cranium.[2] Because of this fragmentary knowledge, their placement is not clear, although more details have emerged from newer finds and studies.[3]

  1. ^ Chimento, Nicolas; Agnolin, Federico; Martinelli, Agustin (May 2016). "Mesozoic Mammals from South America: Implications for understanding early mammalian faunas from Gondwana". Historia Evolutiva y Paleobiogeográfica de los Vertebrados de América del Sur. pp. 199–209.
  2. ^ Kraus, David W. (2014). Vintana Sertichi (Mammalia, Gondwanatheria) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar. [Lincoln, NE]: Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. pp. 1–2.
  3. ^ Strickland, Ashley (18 December 2020). "This 'crazy beast' was a weird early mammal that lived among dinosaurs". CNN News. Retrieved 18 December 2020.