Temporal range: Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian), 100.2–96.6 Ma
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Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Monotremata
Family:
†Steropodontidae (?)
Genus:
†Parvopalus
Species:
†P. clytiei
Binomial name
†Parvopalus clytiei
Flannery et al., 2024
Parvopalus (meaning "small opal") is an extinct genus of monotreme mammal from the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Griman Creek Formation of Australia. The genus contains a single species, P. clytiei, known from a partial left dentary.
al. described Parvopalus clytiei as a new genus and species of early monotreme based on these fossil remains. The generic name, Parvopalus, combines the...
†Sundrius Species Sundrius ziegleri Family †Steropodontidae Genus †Parvopalus Species †Parvopalus clytiei Genus †Steropodon Species †Steropodon galmani Family...
are known from the Griman Creek Formation, including Dharragarra and Parvopalus—which were described in the same publication as Opalios—as well as Kollikodon...
the Griman Creek Formation, including Dharragarra, Kollikodon, Opalios, Parvopalus, and Steropodon. It may have been pig sized and lived in an area with...
the Griman Creek Formation, including Dharragarra, Kollikodon, Opalios, Parvopalus, and Stirtodon. The dentition of Steropodon is somewhat similar to that...
monotremes are known from the Griman Creek Formation, including Opalios and Parvopalus—which were described in the same publication as Dharragarra—as well as...
known from the Griman Creek Formation, including Dharragarra, Opalios, Parvopalus, Steropodon, and Stirtodon. Kollix is an ancient Greek word (κολλίξ) for...
(Cenomanian) Griman Creek Formation Australia The type species is O. splendens. Parvopalus Gen. et sp. nov Valid Flannery et al. Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Griman...
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