| 词条 | Jeholodens |
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| fossil_range = Early Cretaceous, {{fossilrange|125}} | image = Fossil of Jeholodens jenkinsi.jpg | image_caption = Type specimen, National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo | taxon = Jeholodens | authority = Ji et al., 1999 | type_species = {{extinct}}Jeholodens jenkinsi | type_species_authority = Ji et al., 1999 }}Jeholodens was a primitive mammal belonging to the order Eutriconodonta, and which lived in present-day China during the Middle Cretaceous about 125 million years ago.[1] Only one specimen has been formally described. This specimen (the holotype) consists of a virtually complete articulated skull and skeleton, it shared its corporal characteristics with most other Mesozoic mammals; it was a long-tailed, nocturnal tetrapod (with prehensile fingers and toes) which hunted insects, its food, during the night.[1] It is suspected to be a nocturnal creature because it had very large eyes which were roughly 5 cm across. This would have allowed it to have better night vision for catching insects. It is notable for its relatively derived forelimb morphology, having shoulder blades and other pectoral girdle elements comparable to those of modern therians like opossums. It also had grasping hands. By contrast, however, the hindlimbs retained primitive characters, suggesting a sprawling stance.[1][2] Recent studies show that it was specialised to an arboreal lifestyle, possessing prehensile hands.[3] References1. ^1 2 {{Cite journal | doi = 10.1038/18665| title = A Chinese triconodont mammal and mosaic evolution of the mammalian skeleton| journal = Nature| volume = 398| issue = 6725| pages = 326–30| year = 1999| last1 = Qiang | first1 = J. | last2 = Zhexi | first2 = L. | last3 = Shu-An | first3 = J. | pmid=10192332}} {{Portal|Paleontology}}{{Taxonbar|from=Q2568127}}{{paleo-mammal-stub}}2. ^{{Cite book| author = Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska, Richard L. Cifelli, Zhe-Xi Luo | authorlink = | editor = | others = | title = Mammals from the Age of Dinosaurs: origins, evolution, and structure | edition = | language = | publisher = Columbia University Press | location = New York | year = 2004 | origyear = | pages =216–248 | chapter = Chapter 7: Eutriconodontans | quote = | isbn = 0-231-11918-6 | oclc = | doi = | url = | accessdate = }} 3. ^Meng Chen, Gregory Philip Wilson, A multivariate approach to infer locomotor modes in Mesozoic mammals, Article in Paleobiology 41(02) · February 2015 DOI: 10.1017/pab.2014.14 5 : Triconodonts|Cretaceous mammals|Mesozoic mammals of Asia|Fossil taxa described in 1999|Yixian fauna |
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