Jugulator amplissimus Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | †Eutriconodonta |
Family: | †Triconodontidae |
Subfamily: | †Alticonodontinae |
Genus: | †Jugulator Cifelli & Madsen, 1998 |
Species: | †J. amplissimus
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Binomial name | |
†Jugulator amplissimus Cifelli & Madsen, 1998
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Jugulator is an extinct genus of mammals from the Cretaceous of North America. It contains one species, Jugulator amplissimus. A eutriconodont, it is known from the Cedar Mountain Formation, and is both a large sized and possibly ecologically specialised taxon, showcasing the diversity of mammals in the Mesozoic.[1]