Kingdom Animalia Class Mammalia Family Eobaataridae Scientific name Parendotherium herreroi | Phylum Chordata Order Multituberculata Species P. herreroi Rank Genus | |
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Parendotherium is a genus of extinct mammal from the Lower Cretaceous Period of the Mesozoic Era in Spain.
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Taxonomy
The extinct species is within the prehistoric order Multituberculata, and lived alongside dinosaurs. It lies within the suborder "Plagiaulacida" and family Eobaataridae. The genus Parendotherium was named by Crusafont Pairo M. and Adrover R. in 1966 based on a single species.
Fossils
Fossil remains of the species Parendotherium herreroi were found in Barremian (Lower Cretaceous)-age strata of Galve, Spain. According to McKenna and Bell (1997, p. 37), P. is a junior synonym of Loxaulax. However, Kielan-Jaworowska and Hurum (2001, p. 415) lists it as a separate genus.
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