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Hahnodon
Temporal range: 145–139 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Therapsida
Clade: Cynodontia
Clade: Mammaliaformes
Order: Haramiyida
Family: Hahnodontidae
Genus: Hahnodon
Sigogneau-Russell, 1991
Species:
H. taqueti
Binomial name
Hahnodon taqueti
Sigogneau-Russell, 1991

Hahnodon ("Hahn's tooth") is an extinct genus of mammaliaforms from the Early Cretaceous Ksar Metlili Formation in Morocco. Although originally considered to be a relatively early member of the extinct clade Multituberculata, recent studies indicate that it instead is a haramiyid.[1]

Fossils and distribution

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Hahnodon taqueti is based on a single lower molar found in Lower Cretaceous strata in Morocco.

Classification

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Denise Sigogneau-Russell (1991) classified Hahnodon as a member of Multituberculata, but others later considered it to be related to members of Haramiyida.[2][3] The description of Cifelliodon from North America confirmed that Hahnodon — and by extension, Hahnodontidae — belong to Haramiyida.[4]

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