Examples of several eutriconodonts. Clockwise: Repenomamus, Volaticotherium, Jeholodens and Yanoconodon. These occupy vastly different ecological niches: bulky semi-fossorial carnivore, glider, arboreal insectivore and terrestrial carnivore, respectively.[1]
Traditionally seen as the classical Mesozoic small mammalian insectivores, discoveries over the years have shown them to be among the best examples of the diversity of mammals in this time period, including a vast variety of bodyplans, ecological niches and locomotion methods.[4][5][6][1][7][8]
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^Chen, Meng; Luo, Zhe-Xi; Wilson, Gregory P. (4 May 2017). "The postcranial skeleton of Yanoconodon allini from the Early Cretaceous of Hebei, China, and its implications for locomotor adaptation in eutriconodontan mammals". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 37 (3): e1315425. Bibcode:2017JVPal..37E5425C. doi:10.1080/02724634.2017.1315425. S2CID90035415.