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Sundrius

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Sundrius
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous (Albian), ~113–108 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Monotremata
Family: Kollikodontidae (?)
Genus: Sundrius
Species:
S. ziegleri
Binomial name
Sundrius ziegleri
Rich et al., 2020

Sundrius is an extinct genus of probable monotreme mammal from the Late Cretaceous (Albian) Eumeralla Formation of Australia. The genus contains a single species, S. ziegleri, known from a broken molar.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Rich, Thomas H.; Flannery, Timothy F.; Evans, Alistair R.; White, Matt; Ziegler, Timothy; Maguire, Alanna; Poropat, Stephen; Trusler, Peter; Vickers-Rich, Patricia (2020-10-01). "Multiple hypotheses about two mammalian upper dentitions from the Early Cretaceous of Australia". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 44 (4): 528–536. Bibcode:2020Alch...44..528R. doi:10.1080/03115518.2020.1829042. ISSN 0311-5518.
  2. ^ Flannery, Timothy F.; Rich, Thomas H.; Vickers-Rich, Patricia; Ziegler, Tim; Veatch, E. Grace; Helgen, Kristofer M. (2022-01-02). "A review of monotreme (Monotremata) evolution". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 46 (1): 3–20. Bibcode:2022Alch...46....3F. doi:10.1080/03115518.2022.2025900. ISSN 0311-5518.