Alphadontidae

Extinct family of mammals

Alphadontidae
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous,[1] 99.6–66.0 Ma
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Reconstruction of Alphadon sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Clade: Marsupialiformes
Family: Alphadontidae
Marshall et al. 1990
Genera
  • Albertatherium
  • Alphadon
  • Eoalphadon
  • Turgidodon

Alphadontidae was a family of mammals belonging to the clade Metatheria, the group of mammals that includes modern-day marsupials.

References

  1. ^ "Alphadontidae". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
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Didelphodon vorax

Alphadon sp.

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Taxon identifiers
Alphadontidae