PICOPSIS-PATTERSONI, N-GEN AND N-SP, AN UNUSUAL THERIAN FROM THE UPPER CRETACEOUS OF ALBERTA, AND THE CLASSIFICATION OF PRIMITIVE TRIBOSPHENIC MAMMALS

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作者
FOX, RC [1 ]
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[1] UNIV ALBERTA, DEPT ZOOL, EDMONTON T6G 2E9, ALBERTA, CANADA
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10.1139/e80-156
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P [天文学、地球科学];
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07 ;
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A new therian mammal of primitive tribosphenic grade is described from the Upper Milk River Formation (Upper Cretaceous) of Alberta, Canada, and its relationships to other primitive tribosphenic therians are discussed. The new therian and its presumed nearest relatives form the basis of a new family within the Order Aegialodontia. A revised classification of the Infraclass Tribotheria is presented. Refs.
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