Agilodocodon

Ah-jil-o-doc-o-don.‭)‬.
By Liam Carter
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Liam Carter

Paleoanthropologist

Liam Carter explores the roots of humanity by studying early human fossils and artifacts. His ground-breaking work has provided a deeper understanding of our ancestors' lifestyles and social structures.

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Carter, L. (2012, August 18). Agilodocodon. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/agilodocodon/

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Name

Agilodocodon ‭(‬Agile Docodon‭)‬.

Phonetic

Ah-jil-o-doc-o-don.‭)‬.

Named By

Qing-Jin Meng‭; ‬Qiang Ji‭; ‬Yu-Guang Zhang‭; ‬Di Liu‭; ‬David M.‭ ‬Grossnickle‭ & ‬Zhe-Xi Luo‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Mammaliaformes,‭ ‬Docodonta.

Diet

Herbivore‭?

Species

A.‭ ‬scansorius‭

Size

About‭ ‬13‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

China‭ ‬-‭ ‬Tiaojishan Formation.

Time Period

Callovian of the Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Almost complete individuals.

In Depth

       Agilodocodon is a genus of small mammaliforme that lived in what is now China during the Mid Jurassic.‭ ‬Agilodocodon is thought to have been an arboreal animal,‭ ‬and as such spent most of its life living in the tree canopy.‭ ‬Here Agilodocodon is thought to have fed mostly upon tree sap,‭ ‬safe and out of reach of many of the dinosaurian predators that would have been running around on the ground.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Found:‭ ‬Two sophisticated mammals that thrived during the age of the dinosaurs.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Science.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Michael Balter‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.‭ -‭ ‬An arboreal docodont from the Jurassic and mammaliaform ecological diversification.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Science‭ ‬347‭ (‬6223‭)‬:‭ ‬764‭–‬768.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Qing-Jin Meng‭; ‬Qiang Ji‭; ‬Yu-Guang Zhang‭; ‬Di Liu‭; ‬David M.‭ ‬Grossnickle‭ & ‬Zhe-Xi Luo‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

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