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Multituberculata


 
  • "Plagiaulacida"
  • Cimolodonta

    • The Multituberculata are the only major branch of mammals to have become completely extinct, with no living descendants. Rodent-like, they first appeared in the Middle Jurassic, and became extinct in the early Oligocene.

    Related Topics:
    Mammals - Jurassic - Oligocene

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    They are named for their teeth, which had many cusps (tubercles) arranged in rows, hence multituberculates.

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    About 80 genera of multituberculata are known, including Lambdopsalis, Ptilodus and Meniscoessus.

    Related Topics:
    Genera - Lambdopsalis - Ptilodus - Meniscoessus

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    Multituberculata: Groups within Multituberculata ►

~ Table of Content ~

►Introduction
►Groups within Multituberculata
►Geographic distribution
►References

 

 

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