Afrodon

Ah-froe-don.
By Cassidy Wood
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Cassidy Wood

Paleoentomologist

Cassidy Wood uncovers the tiny yet significant world of prehistoric insects. Her research on amber-preserved specimens has revealed intricate details about ancient ecosystems.

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Wood, C. (2013, May 13). Afrodon. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/afrodon/

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Name

Afrodon ‭(‬African tooth‭)‬.

Phonetic

Ah-froe-don.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Eutheria,‭ ‬Euarchonta,‭ ‬Adapisoriculidae.

Diet

Insectivore.

Species

A.‭ ‬chleuhi‭

Size

Detail unavailable.

Known locations

Belgium‭ ‬-‭ ‬Hainin Formation,‭ ‬Germany,‭ ‬France‭ ‬-‭ ‬Cernay Formation,‭ ‬Morocco‭ ‬-‭ ‬Ait Ouarhitane Formation‭ & ‬Jbel Guersif Formation,‭ ‬Spain‭ ‬-‭ ‬Tremp Formation.

Time Period

Danian of the Paleocene through to the Ypresian of the Eocene.

Fossil representation

Many individuals.

In Depth

       Afrodon was a small eutherian mammal that seems to have been spread at least across Western Europe to the Western tip of North Africa.‭ ‬Add into account the broad temporal range of this mammal,‭ ‬and it seems that Afrodon was a very successful little mammal.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Afrodon chleuhi nov.‭ ‬gen.,‭ ‬nov.‭ ‬sp.,‭ “‬insectivore‭” (‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Eutheria‭) ‬lipotyphle‭ (?) ‬du Paleocene marocain‭ ‬:‭ ‬donnees preliminaires,‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Gheerbrant‭ ‬-‭ ‬1988. -‭ ‬New mammals from south-central Pyrenees‭ (‬Tremp Formation,‭ ‬Spain‭) ‬and their bearing on late Paleocene marine-continental correlations,‭ ‬N.‭ ‬Lopez-Martinez and P.‭ ‬Pelaez-Campomanes‭ ‬-‭ ‬1999. -‭ ‬Diversity of the adapisoriculid mammals from the early Palaeocene of Hainin,‭ ‬Belgium,‭ ‬Eric De Bast,‭ ‬Bernard Sige,‭ ‬and Thierry Smith‭ ‬-‭ ‬2012.

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