Peramuridae

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Microbiotheres
Fossil range: Early Paleocene - Recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Holotheria
Order: Peramura
McKenna, 1975
Family: Peramuridae
Kretzoi, 1946
Genus
  • Afriquiamus
  • Kiyatherium
  • Kennetheredium
  • Magnimus
  • Minimus
  • Tendagurutherium
  • Peramus
  • Palaeoxonodon
  • Abelodon
  • Pocamus

The family Peramuridae is a possible ancestor of early therians. The only certain representative (Peramus) lived in the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous.

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