Storchodon

Extinct genus of mammaliaforms

Storchodon
Temporal range: Kimmeridgian
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Therapsida
Clade: Cynodontia
Clade: Mammaliaformes
Order: Morganucodonta
Genus: Storchodon
Martin et al., 2019
Species:
S. cingulatus
Binomial name
Storchodon cingulatus
Martin et al., 2019

Storchodon is an extinct genus of morganucodont mammaliaforms from the Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) of Germany. Its only species is Storchodon cingulatus, which is known exclusively from a single upper molar found at the Süntel Formation of Lower Saxony.[1]

Etymology

The generic name Storchodon honours the German palaeontologist Gerhard Storch, whereas the specific epithet cingulatus is a reference to the prominent cingulum of the molar.[1]

Description

Storchodon was large for a morganucodont; the holotype molar has a length of 3.07 millimetres (0.121 in), which among morganucodonts is exceeded only by the holotype of Paceyodon davidi. This large size may be a case of insular gigantism.[1] As in other morganucodonts, the molar has a triconodont shape, with the three main cusps A, B and C being set in a straight line. Cusp D is relatively large, and unlike in for example Morganucodon, it is placed at an oblique angle relative to the main cusps.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Martin, T.; Averianov, A. O.; Jäger, K. R. K.; Schwermann, A. H.; Wings, O. (2019). "A large morganucodontan mammaliaform from the Late Jurassic of Germany" (PDF). Fossil Imprint. 75 (3–4): 504–509. doi:10.2478/if-2019-0030.
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