| Feredocodon Temporal range: Middle Jurassic
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Clade: | Therapsida |
| Clade: | Cynodontia |
| Clade: | Mammaliaformes |
| Family: | †Shuotheriidae |
| Genus: | †Feredocodon |
Feredocodon is an extinct genus of mammaliaform that lived during the Middle Jurassic between 168 and 164 million years ago.[1][2][3][4][5] It was discovered in China, Inner Mongolia, in Daohugou locality.[6][7]
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