Junggaroperadectes

Jung-gar-op-eh-rah-dek-teez.
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Gray, H. (2015, September 30). Junggaroperadectes. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/junggaroperadectes/

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Name

Junggaroperadectes.

Phonetic

Jung-gar-op-eh-rah-dek-teez.

Named By

Xijun Ni,‭ ‬Jin Meng,‭ ‬Wenyu Wu‭ & ‬Jie Ye‭ ‬-‭ ‬2007.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Theria,‭ ‬Metatheria,‭ ‬Peradectidae,‭ ‬Peradectinae.

Diet

Onnivore/Herbivore‭?

Species

J.‭ ‬burqinensis‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

China‭ ‬-‭ ‬Keziletuogayi Formation.

Time Period

Oligocene.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Junggaroperadectes is a genus of peradectid mammal that lived in China during the Oligocene.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new Early Oligocene peradectine marsupial‭ (‬Mammalia)from the Burqin region of Xinjiang,‭ ‬China.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Naturwissenschaften‭ ‬94‭ (‬3‭)‬:‭ ‬237‭–‬241.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Xijun Ni,‭ ‬Jin Meng,‭ ‬Wenyu Wu‭ & ‬Jie Ye‭ ‬-‭ ‬2007.

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