Bolodon

Bol-o-don.
By John Stewart
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Name

Bolodon.

Phonetic

Bol-o-don.

Named By

Richard Owen‭ ‬-‭ ‬1871.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Multituberculata,‭ ‬Plagiaulacidae.

Diet

Herbivore‭?

Species

B.‭ ‬crassidens,‭ ‬B.‭ ‬elongatus,‭ ‬B.‭ ‬falconeri,‭ ‬B.‭ ‬hydei,‭ ‬B.‭ ‬minor,‭ ‬B.osborni

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

England‭ ‬-‭ ‬Lulworth Formation.‭ ‬USA,‭ ‬South Dakota‭ ‬-‭ ‬Lakota Formation.

Time Period

Berriasian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial remains of several individuals.

In Depth

       Bolodon is a genus of mammal that lived during the early Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Fossil Mammalia of the Mesozoic formations.‭ ‬Palaeontographical Society Monographs‭ ‬24‭(‬110‭)‬:1-115.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Richard Owen‭ ‬-‭ ‬1871. -‭ ‬A Catalogue of the Mesozoic Mammalia in the Geological Department of the British Museum‭ ‬1-215.‭ ‬-‭ ‬G.‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Simpson‭ ‬-‭ ‬1928. -‭ ‬Earliest Cretaceous mammals from the western United States.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Acta Palaeontologica Polonica‭ ‬59‭(‬1‭)‬:31-52.‭ ‬-‭ ‬R.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Cifelli,‭ ‬B.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Davis‭ & ‬B.‭ ‬Sames‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

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