Prionessus
Prionessus is a genus of extinct mammal from the Paleocene of Central Asia. It was a member of the extinct order Multituberculata within the suborder Cimolodonta and superfamily Taeniolabidoidea. The genus was named by Matthew W.D. and Granger W. in 1925 and is based on a single species.
| Prionessus Temporal range: Paleocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Multituberculata |
| Family: | †Lambdopsalidae |
| Genus: | †Prionessus |
| Species: | †P. lucifer |
| Binomial name | |
| †Prionessus lucifer Matthew and Granger, 1925 | |
The species Prionessus lucifer was named by Matthew W.D. and Granger W. in 1925. Fossil remains have been found in the Late Paleocene Nomogen and Khashat Formations of Gashato, Naran and Nomogen in Bayan Ulan of Mongolia and China.
References
Further reading
- Matthew and Granger (1925), "Fauna and Correlation of the Gashato Formation of Mongolia". Am. Museum Novitates 189, p. 1-12.
- Kielan-Jaworowska Z. and Hurum J.H. (2001), "Phylogeny and Systematics of Multituberculate Mammals". Paleontology 44, p. 389-429.
- Much of this information has been derived from MESOZOIC MAMMALS: Eucosmodontidae, Microcosmodontidae and Taeniolabidoidea, an Internet directory
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