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Cokotherium
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 120 Ma
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Holotype fossil of Cokotherium (a), with closer views of the skull (b), forelimbs (c), and CT-scanned 3D models of the skull (d-e)
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Clade:
Eutheria
Genus:
†Cokotherium Wang et al., 2022
Type species
†Cokotherium jiufotangensis
Wang et al., 2022
Cokotherium is an extinct genus of eutherian mammal from the Early Cretaceous of China. It includes a single species, Cokotherium jiufotangensis, known from a single partial skeleton, missing a portion of the hindlimbs and tail. It was recovered from the Jiufotang Formation (120 Ma), the upper part of the fossiliferous Jehol biota. The generic name of Cokotherium honors the nickname of the late paleontologist Chuan-Kui Li, a specialist on the Jiufotang Formation. The specific name refers to the formation in question. Cokotherium is one of the youngest and most well-preserved Early Cretaceous eutherians, illustrating an array of transitional conditions between Early Cretaceous and Late Cretaceous members of Eutheria.[1]
^Wang, Hai-Bing; Hoffmann, Simone; Wang, Dian-Can; Wang, Yuan-Qing (7 February 2022). "A new mammal from the Lower Cretaceous Jehol Biota and implications for eutherian evolution". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 377 (1847). doi:10.1098/rstb.2021.0042. PMC 8819371. PMID 35125007.
Cokotherium is an extinct genus of eutherian mammal from the Early Cretaceous of China. It includes a single species, Cokotherium jiufotangensis, known...
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Genus Species County Member Material Notes Cokotherium C. jiufotangensis Partial skeleton A eutherian Fossiomanus F. sinensis A nearly complete skeleton...
Sinodelphys at the base of Eutheria. In 2022, the new Jehol eutherian Cokotherium was added to the clade, while Acristatherium shifted crownwards (closer...
Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Country Notes Images Cokotherium Gen. et sp. nov Wang et al. Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation China...