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<h2 id="description">Description</h2> <h3>Skeletal traits</h3> <h4>Jaw and ear</h4> <p>Docodontans have a long and low <a href="/facts/Mandible/1ATEfAQa">mandible</a> (lower jaw), formed primarily by the tooth-bearing <a href="/facts/Dentary/1ATEfAQa">dentary</a> bone. The dentary connects to the cranium via a joint with the <a href="/facts/Squamosal_bone/y0WLT166">squamosal</a>, a connection which is strengthened relative to earlier mammaliaforms. The other bones in the jaw, known as postdentary elements, are still connected to the dentary and lie within a groove (the <a href="/facts/Postdentary_trough/yS5R6xPm">postdentary trough</a>) in the rear part of the dentary's inner edge. Nevertheless, they are very slender, hosting hooked prongs which start to converge towards an oval-shaped area immediately behind the dentary. The <a href="/facts/Ectotympanic/eHqvTu8b">ectotympanic</a> bone, also known as the <a href="/facts/Angular_bone/X5BFhqNJ">angular</a>, fits into a deep slot on the dentary which opens backwards, a characteristic unique to docodontans. The <a href="/facts/Malleus/wBYj3Kb0">malleus</a> (also known as the <a href="/facts/Articular_bone/mtMzom1h">articular</a>) sends down a particularly well-developed prong known as the manubrium, which is sensitive to vibrations. The <a href="/facts/Incus/5LavkAy0">incus</a> (also known as the <a href="/facts/Quadrate_bone/7Jxhkp1B">quadrate</a>) is still relatively large and rests against the petrosal bone of the braincase, a remnant of a pre-mammalian style jaw joint. In true mammals, the postdentary elements detach fully and shrink further, becoming the <a href="/facts/Ossicles/HocTMPqc">ossicles of the middle ear</a> and embracing a circular <a href="/facts/Eardrum/2mHLYSMF">eardrum</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a> </p> <h4>Cranium and throat</h4> <p>Docodontan skulls are generally fairly low, and in general form are similar to other early mammaliforms such as <a href="/facts/Morganucodonta/v8tBPMDe">morganucodonts</a>. The snout is long and has several <a href="/facts/Plesiomorphic/n5K8vSKd">plesiomorphic</a> traits: the <a href="/facts/Nares/p0IABNqA">nares</a> (bony nostril holes) are small and paired, rather than fused into a single opening, and the rear edge of each naris is formed by a large septomaxilla, a bone which is no longer present in mammals. The <a href="/facts/Nasal_bone/aBa9dqU9">nasal bones</a> expand at the back and overlook thick <a href="/facts/Lacrimal_bone/V1ymhIto">lacrimals</a>. The <a href="/facts/Frontal_bone/4dsgSej6">frontal</a> and <a href="/facts/Parietal_bone/DqICftoA">parietal</a> bones of the skull roof are flat and broad, and there is no <a href="/facts/Postorbital_process/dMgTPje9">postorbital process</a> forming the rear rim of the <a href="/facts/Orbit_(anatomy)/lJTMFcqy">orbit</a> (eye socket).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a> </p><p>Docodontans also see the first occurrence of a mammalian-style saddle-shaped complex of <a href="/facts/Hyoid_bone/yAa2Vatb">hyoids</a> (throat bones). <i><a href="/facts/Microdocodon/ImbQePfr">Microdocodon</a></i> has a straight, sideways-oriented <a href="/facts/Basihyal/ldlFPGr0">basihyal</a> which connects to two pairs of bony structures: the anterior hyoid cornu (a jointed series of rods which snake up to the braincase), and the posterior thyrohyals (which link to the <a href="/facts/Thyroid_cartilage/VmUjg117">thyroid cartilage</a>). This hyoid system affords greater strength and flexibility than the simple, U-shaped hyoids of earlier <a href="/facts/Cynodont/8Trvx14s">cynodonts</a>. It allows for a narrower and more muscular throat and tongue, which are correlated with uniquely mammalian behaviors such as <a href="/facts/Suckling/cdWXyYDX">suckling</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a> </p> <h4>Postcranial skeleton</h4> <p>The oldest unambiguous fossil evidence of <a href="/facts/Hair/L7vt9FL3">hair</a> is found in a well-preserved specimen of the docodontan <i><a href="/facts/Castorocauda/FEjypENK">Castorocauda</a></i>, though hair likely evolved much earlier in <a href="/facts/Synapsid/uzYVtB0F">synapsids</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a> The structure of the <a href="/facts/Vertebral_column/Nuw1kV7o">vertebral column</a> is variable between docodontans, as with many other mammaliaforms. The components of the <a href="/facts/Atlas_(anatomy)/rdfMDmBH">atlas</a> are unfused, attaching to the large and porous <a href="/facts/Occipital_condyles/kAg0tcIQ">occipital condyles</a> of the braincase.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a> Vertebrae at the base of the tail often have expanded <a href="/facts/Transverse_processes/qAdLhD5H">transverse processes</a> (rib pedestals), supporting powerful tail musculature.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a> Most docodontans have gradually shrinking ribs, forming a subdued transition between the <a href="/facts/Thoracic_vertebrae/WXBWDkfM">thoracic</a> and <a href="/facts/Lumbar_vertebrae/BytnlsNy">lumbar</a> regions of the spine. However, this developmental trait is not universal. For example, <i><a href="/facts/Agilodocodon/vVWPchmy">Agilodocodon</a></i> lacks lumbar ribs, so it has an abrupt transition from the thoracic to lumbar vertebrae like many modern mammals.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26"><sup>26</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27"><sup>27</sup></a> </p><p>The forelimbs and hindlimbs generally have strong muscle attachments, and the <a href="/facts/Olecranon_process/7aMwkz4g">olecranon process</a> of the <a href="/facts/Ulna/6J7D2mhe">ulna</a> is flexed inwards.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28"><sup>28</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29"><sup>29</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30"><sup>30</sup></a> All limb bones except the <a href="/facts/Tibia/YXQ0F48L">tibia</a> lack <a href="/facts/Epiphysis/fMxDBAXC">epiphyses</a>, plate-like ossified cartilage caps which terminate bone growth in adulthood. This suggests that docodontan bones continued growing throughout their lifetime, like some other mammaliaforms and early mammals.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31"><sup>31</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:32" href="#fn:32"><sup>32</sup></a> The ankle is distinctive, with a downturned <a href="/facts/Calcaneus/WWuVbuuN">calcaneum</a> and a stout <a href="/facts/Astragalus_bone/7FJvAwcv">astragalus</a> which connects to the tibia via a trochlea (pulley-like joint).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:33" href="#fn:33"><sup>33</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:34" href="#fn:34"><sup>34</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:35" href="#fn:35"><sup>35</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:36" href="#fn:36"><sup>36</sup></a> The only known specimen of <i>Castorocauda</i> has a pointed <a href="/facts/Spur_(zoology)/SH7YTkKk">spur</a> on its ankle, similar to defensive structures observed in male <a href="/facts/Monotreme/fLMJM4JU">monotremes</a> and several other early-branching mammals.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:37" href="#fn:37"><sup>37</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:38" href="#fn:38"><sup>38</sup></a> </p> <h3>Teeth</h3> <p>Like other mammaliaforms, docodontan teeth include peg-like <a href="/facts/Incisor/GSvkE9Tg">incisors</a>, fang-like <a href="/facts/Canine_tooth/p3mRABtg">canines</a>, and numerous interlocking <a href="/facts/Premolar/hSpMTu7a">premolars</a> and <a href="/facts/Molar_(tooth)/gQqDtg4z">molars</a>. Most mammaliaforms have fairly simple molars primarily suited for shearing and slicing food. Docodontans, on the other hand, have developed specialized molars with crushing surfaces. The shape of each molar is defined by a characteristic pattern of conical <a href="/facts/Cusp_(anatomy)/s3rL9ldd">cusps</a>, with sharp, concave crests connecting the center of each cusp to adjacent cusps.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:39" href="#fn:39"><sup>39</sup></a> </p> <h4>Upper molars</h4> <p>When seen from below, the upper molars have an overall subtriangular or figure-eight shape, wider (from side to side) than they are long (from front to back). The bulk of the tooth makes up four major cusps: cusps A, C, X, and Y. This overall structure is similar to the <a href="/facts/Tribosphenic_molar/gQqDtg4z">tribosphenic</a> teeth found in true <a href="/facts/Theria/bb9tKvHy">therian</a> mammals, like modern <a href="/facts/Marsupial/zN5s4bMq">marsupials</a> and <a href="/facts/Placentalia/xegVWIRG">placentals</a>. However, there is little consensus for <a href="/facts/Homology_(biology)/muctKlyT">homologizing</a> docodontan cusps with those of modern mammals.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:40" href="#fn:40"><sup>40</sup></a> </p><p>Cusps A and C lie in a row along the labial edge of the tooth (i.e., on the outer side, facing the cheek). Cusp A is located in front of cusp C and is typically the largest cusp in the upper molars. Cusp X lies lingual to cusp A (i.e., positioned inwards, towards the midline of the skull). A distinct wear facet is found on the labial edge of cusp X, extending along the crest leading to cusp A. Cusp Y, a unique feature of docodontans, is positioned directly behind cusp X. Many docodontans have one or two additional cusps (cusps B and E) in front of cusp A. Cusp B is almost always present and is usually shifted slightly labial relative to cusp A. Cusp E, which may be absent in later docodontans, is positioned lingual to cusp B.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:41" href="#fn:41"><sup>41</sup></a> </p> <h4>Lower molars</h4> <p>The lower molars are longer than wide. On average, they have seven cusps arranged in two rows. The labial/outer row has the largest cusp, cusp a, which lies between two more cusps. The other major labial cusps are cusp b (a slightly smaller cusp in front of cusp a) and cusp d (a much smaller cusp behind cusp a). The lingual/inner row is shifted backwards (relative to the labial row) and has two large cusps: cusp g (at the front) and cusp c (at the back).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:42" href="#fn:42"><sup>42</sup></a> </p><p>Two additional lingual cusps may be present: cusp e and cusp df. Cusp e lies in front of cusp g and is roughly lingual to cusp b. Cusp df (“docodont cuspule f”) lies behind cusp c and is lingual to cusp d. There is some variation in the relative sizes, position, or even presence of some of these cusps, though docodontans in general have a fairly consistent cusp pattern.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:43" href="#fn:43"><sup>43</sup></a> </p> <h4>Tooth occlusion</h4> <p>A distinct concavity or basin is apparent in the front half of each lower molar, between cusps a, g, and b. This basin has been named the pseudotalonid. When the upper and lower teeth <a href="/facts/Occlusion_(dentistry)/D5gGnIud">occlude</a> (fit together), the pseudotalonid acts as a receptacle for cusp Y of the upper molar. Cusp Y is often termed the "pseudoprotocone" in this relationship. At the same time, cusp b of the lower molar shears into an area labial to cusp Y. Occlusion is completed when the rest of the upper molar slides between adjacent lower molar teeth, letting the rear edge of the preceding lower molar scrape against cusp X. This shearing-and-grinding process is more specialized than in any other early mammaliaform.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:44" href="#fn:44"><sup>44</sup></a> </p><p>"Pseudotalonid" and "pseudoprotocone" are names which reference the <a href="/facts/Talonid/gQqDtg4z">talonid</a>-and-<a href="/facts/Protocone/s3rL9ldd">protocone</a> crushing complex which characterize <a href="/facts/Tribosphenic_molar/gQqDtg4z">tribosphenic teeth</a>. Tribosphenic teeth show up in the oldest fossils of <a href="/facts/Theria/bb9tKvHy">therians</a>, the mammalian subgroup containing <a href="/facts/Marsupial/zN5s4bMq">marsupials</a> and <a href="/facts/Placentalia/xegVWIRG">placentals</a>. This is a case of <a href="/facts/Convergent_evolution/dd0L8z4R">convergent evolution</a>, as therian talonids lie at the back of the lower molar rather than the front. The opposite is true for docodontan teeth, which have been described as "pseudotribosphenic".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:45" href="#fn:45"><sup>45</sup></a> </p><p>Pseudotribosphenic teeth are also found in <a href="/facts/Shuotheriidae/uty9xuu6">shuotheriids</a>, an unusual collection of Jurassic mammals with tall pointed cusps. Relative to docodontans, shuotheriids have pseudotalonids which are positioned further forwards in their lower molars. This is potentially another case of convergent evolution, as shuotheriid are often considered true mammals related to modern <a href="/facts/Monotreme/fLMJM4JU">monotremes</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:46" href="#fn:46"><sup>46</sup></a> Docodontan and shuotheriid teeth are so similar that some genera, namely <i><a href="/facts/Itatodon/eNRBAhck">Itatodon</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/Paritatodon/SR7uymmf">Paritatodon</a></i>, have been considered members of either group.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:47" href="#fn:47"><sup>47</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:48" href="#fn:48"><sup>48</sup></a> A 2024 study, describing the new shuotheriid <i><a href="/facts/Feredocodon/HyBEyTuP">Feredocodon</a></i>, even proposed that shuotheriids and docodontans were most closely related to each other among mammaliaforms. The study named a new clade, Docodontiformes, to encompass the two groups.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:49" href="#fn:49"><sup>49</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="paleoecology-and-paleobiology">Paleoecology and paleobiology</h2> Docodont ecological variation <p>Docodontans and other <a href="/facts/Mesozoic/yYsvXGPa">Mesozoic</a> mammals were traditionally thought to have been primarily ground dwelling and <a href="/facts/Insectivore/ukA7UnLr">insectivorous</a>, but recent more complete fossils from China have shown this is not the case.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:50" href="#fn:50"><sup>50</sup></a> <i><a href="/facts/Castorocauda/FEjypENK">Castorocauda</a></i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:51" href="#fn:51"><sup>51</sup></a> from the Middle Jurassic of China, and possibly <i><a href="/facts/Haldanodon/a7S0WmT4">Haldanodon</a></i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:52" href="#fn:52"><sup>52</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:53" href="#fn:53"><sup>53</sup></a> from the Upper Jurassic of Portugal, were specialised for a semi-aquatic lifestyle. <i>Castorocauda</i> had a flattened tail, similar to that of a <a href="/facts/Beaver/uoJ2xU4D">beaver</a>, and recurved molar cusps, which suggests a possible diet of fish or aquatic invertebrates.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:54" href="#fn:54"><sup>54</sup></a> It was thought possible that docodontans had tendencies towards semi-aquatic habits, given their presence in wetland environments,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:55" href="#fn:55"><sup>55</sup></a> although this could also be explained by the ease with which these environments preserve fossils compared with more terrestrial ones. Recent discoveries of other complete docodontans such as the specialised digging species <i><a href="/facts/Docofossor/yyDJvI79">Docofossor</a></i>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:56" href="#fn:56"><sup>56</sup></a> and specialised tree-dweller <i><a href="/facts/Agilodocodon/vVWPchmy">Agilodocodon</a></i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:57" href="#fn:57"><sup>57</sup></a> suggest Docodonta were more ecologically diverse than previously suspected. <i>Docofossor</i> shows many of the same physical traits as the modern day <a href="/facts/Golden_mole/ImaLb4J8">golden mole</a>, such as wide, shortened digits in the hands for digging.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:58" href="#fn:58"><sup>58</sup></a> </p> <h3>Metabolism and lifespan</h3> <p>A 2024 study on adult and juvenile <i>Krusatodon</i> specimens found that docodontans had a slower metabolism and lower growth rates relative to modern mammals of the same size. The juvenile, which was 7 to 24 months old at the time of its death, was only 49% through the process of replacing its <a href="/facts/Deciduous_teeth/CJPbq2se">deciduous teeth</a> with <a href="/facts/Permanent_teeth/76MtaDgv">permanent (adult) teeth</a>. Based on jaw length, the juvenile was 51-59% the weight of the 7-year-old adult. The closest comparisons among modern mammals were monotremes and <a href="/facts/Hyrax/37F1c043">hyraxes</a>, though <i>Krusatodon</i> was much smaller than either, at fewer than 156 g in adult body mass. The authors propose that the standard condition in modern small mammals (very high metabolism, rapid growth, and short lifespan) would not be adopted until true mammals in the Jurassic mammals. In addition, docodontans contradict earlier assumptions that high metabolism evolved in sync with ecological diversity, since their diversity far outpaces their metabolism.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:59" href="#fn:59"><sup>59</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="classification">Classification</h2> <p>The lineage of Docodonta evolved prior to the origin of living mammals: <a href="/facts/Monotreme/fLMJM4JU">monotremes</a>, <a href="/facts/Marsupial/zN5s4bMq">marsupials</a>, and <a href="/facts/Placental/xegVWIRG">placentals</a>. In other words, docodontans are outside of the mammalian <a href="/facts/Crown_group/fHDhwp5x">crown group</a>, which only includes animals descended from the <a href="/facts/Last_Common_Ancestor/Cbg1YLCV">last common ancestor</a> of living mammals. Previously, docodontans were sometimes regarded as belonging to <a href="/facts/Mammalia/phSwTzBo">Mammalia</a>, owing to the complexity of their molars and the fact that they possess a <a href="/facts/Evolution_of_mammalian_auditory_ossicles/QaIQKcRu">dentary-squamosal jaw joint</a>. However, modern authors usually limit the term "Mammalia" to the crown group, excluding earlier <a href="/facts/Mammaliaformes/FvX0owYy">mammaliaforms</a> like the docodontans. Nevertheless, docodontans are still closely related to crown-Mammalia, to a greater extent than many other early mammaliaform groups such as <a href="/facts/Morganucodonta/v8tBPMDe">Morganucodonta</a> and <i><a href="/facts/Sinoconodon/u7bvhpRC">Sinoconodon</a></i>. Some authors also consider docodontans to lie crownward of the order <a href="/facts/Haramiyida/SgV2ANyR">Haramiyida</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:60" href="#fn:60"><sup>60</sup></a> though most others consider haramiyidans to be closer to mammals than docodontans are.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:61" href="#fn:61"><sup>61</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:62" href="#fn:62"><sup>62</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:63" href="#fn:63"><sup>63</sup></a> Docodontans may lie crownward of haramiyidans in <a href="/facts/Phylogenetic_analyses/bw4rsovt">phylogenetic analyses</a> based on <a href="/facts/Maximum_parsimony_(phylogenetics)/sxccmrfR">maximum parsimony</a>, but shift stemward relative to haramiyidans when the same data is put through a <a href="/facts/Bayesian_inference_in_phylogeny/EDQ3F7gd">Bayesian analysis</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:64" href="#fn:64"><sup>64</sup></a> </p><p><a href="/facts/Cladogram/fWFYhUFo">Cladogram</a> based on a phylogenetic analysis of Zhou et al. (2019) focusing on a wide range of mammaliamorphs:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:65" href="#fn:65"><sup>65</sup></a> </p> <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="/facts/Mammaliaformes/FvX0owYy">Mammaliaformes</a></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p>†<a href="/facts/Morganucodonta/v8tBPMDe">Morganucodonta</a></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td>†Docodonta</td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Haldanodon/a7S0WmT4">Haldanodon</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Docofossor/yyDJvI79">Docofossor</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Castorocauda/FEjypENK">Castorocauda</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Agilodocodon/vVWPchmy">Agilodocodon</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Microdocodon/ImbQePfr">Microdocodon</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p>†<i><a href="/facts/Hadrocodium/h6xMtwUC">Hadrocodium</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p>†<a href="/facts/Haramiyida/SgV2ANyR">Haramiyida</a></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Mammalia/phSwTzBo">Mammalia</a></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><a href="/facts/Yinotheria/zDXgNrly">Yinotheria</a> (including <a href="/facts/Monotremata/fLMJM4JU">Monotremata</a>)</p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p>†<i><a href="/facts/Fruitafossor/MeYbse6Y">Fruitafossor</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><a href="/facts/Theriimorpha/phSwTzBo">Theriimorpha</a> (including <a href="/facts/Metatheria/g4a84l76">Metatheria</a> and <a href="/facts/Eutheria/3fPKIKxx">Eutheria</a>)</p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Docodontan fossils have been recognized since the 1880s, but their relationships and diversity have only recently been well-established. <a href="/facts/Monograph/o8VRGpVc">Monographs</a> by <a href="/facts/George_Gaylord_Simpson/T159FrGC">George Gaylord Simpson</a> in the 1920s argued that they were specialized "<a href="/facts/Pantotheria/3Mc5ely9">pantotheres</a>", part of a broad group ancestral to true therian mammals according to their complex molars.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:66" href="#fn:66"><sup>66</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:67" href="#fn:67"><sup>67</sup></a> A 1956 paper by <a href="/facts/Bryan_Patterson/S0H8Yl2V">Bryan Patterson</a> instead argued that docodontan teeth were impossible to homologize with modern mammals. He drew comparisons to the teeth of <i><a href="/facts/Morganucodon/jHRDldHX">Morganucodon</a></i> and other "<a href="/facts/Triconodont/vwVCCh22">triconodont</a>" mammaliaforms, which had fairly simple lower molars with a straight row of large cusps.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:68" href="#fn:68"><sup>68</sup></a> However, re-evaluations of mammaliaform tooth homology in the late 1990s established that docodontans were not closely related to either morganucodonts or therians.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:69" href="#fn:69"><sup>69</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:70" href="#fn:70"><sup>70</sup></a> Instead, they were found to be similar to certain early "<a href="/facts/Symmetrodonta/j3pdCR3v">symmetrodonts</a>", a broad and polyphyletic grouping of mammaliaforms with triangular upper molars.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:71" href="#fn:71"><sup>71</sup></a> In particular, the closest relatives of Docodonta have been identified as certain Late Triassic "symmetrodonts", such as <i><a href="/facts/Delsatia/h0hqErPF">Delsatia</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/Woutersia/NlymrD2t">Woutersia</a></i> (from the <a href="/facts/Norian/MtxaHnyD">Norian</a>-<a href="/facts/Rhaetian/n7W4IUYz">Rhaetian</a> of <a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3">France</a>).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:72" href="#fn:72"><sup>72</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:73" href="#fn:73"><sup>73</sup></a> These "symmetrodonts" have three major cusps (c, a, and b) set in a triangular arrangement on their lower molars. These cusps would be homologous to cusps c, a, and g in docodontans, which have a similar size and position. The lingual cusp (cusp X) is prominent in <i>Woutersia</i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:74" href="#fn:74"><sup>74</sup></a> Another proposed docodontan relative, <i><a href="/facts/Tikitherium/Kw6w7WCs">Tikitherium</a></i> from <a href="/facts/India/1kKHcnxM">India</a>, was originally considered to have been a very early mammaliaform which lived during the <a href="/facts/Carnian/DV9VJ0o3">Carnian</a> stage of the Triassic. Later investigation found that <i>Tikitherium</i> was likely a misidentification of <a href="/facts/Neogene/zUJxvjuH">Neogene</a> <a href="/facts/Shrew/FqIA64gX">shrew</a> teeth, completely unrelated to docodontans or any Mesozoic mammaliaforms.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:75" href="#fn:75"><sup>75</sup></a> </p><p>Unambiguous docodontans are restricted to the <a href="/facts/Northern_Hemisphere/EFwyqL25">Northern Hemisphere</a>, abruptly appearing in the fossil record in the <a href="/facts/Middle_Jurassic/3XQSmQgU">Middle Jurassic</a>. Very few docodontans survived into the <a href="/facts/Cretaceous_period/nwKtFtKx">Cretaceous Period</a>; the youngest known members of the group are <i><a href="/facts/Sibirotherium/rFFyftfa">Sibirotherium</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/Khorotherium/aqFQWSCC">Khorotherium</a></i>, from the <a href="/facts/Early_Cretaceous/5uWEJGYC">Early Cretaceous</a> of <a href="/facts/Siberia/oaCoPEjF">Siberia</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:76" href="#fn:76"><sup>76</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:77" href="#fn:77"><sup>77</sup></a> One disputed docodont, <i><a href="/facts/Gondtherium/UPdI6r41">Gondtherium</a></i>, has been described from India, which was previously part of the <a href="/facts/Southern_Hemisphere/QfJ4z9L5">Southern Hemisphere</a> continent of <a href="/facts/Gondwana/zqbAvsnY">Gondwana</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:78" href="#fn:78"><sup>78</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:79" href="#fn:79"><sup>79</sup></a> However, this identification is not certain, and in recent analyses, <i>Gondtherium</i> falls outside the docodontan family tree, albeit as a close relative to the group.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:80" href="#fn:80"><sup>80</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:81" href="#fn:81"><sup>81</sup></a> <i><a href="/facts/Reigitherium/Kfh40Bwo">Reigitherium</a></i>, from the <a href="/facts/Late_Cretaceous/pcHa4fBg">Late Cretaceous</a> of <a href="/facts/Argentina/aFSA5bAk">Argentina</a>, has previously been described as a docodont,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:82" href="#fn:82"><sup>82</sup></a> though it is now considered a <a href="/facts/Meridiolestida/G3Bx0mbL">meridiolestidan</a> mammal.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:83" href="#fn:83"><sup>83</sup></a> Some authors have suggested splitting Docodonta into two families (Simpsonodontidae and Tegotheriidae),<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:84" href="#fn:84"><sup>84</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:85" href="#fn:85"><sup>85</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:86" href="#fn:86"><sup>86</sup></a> but the <a href="/facts/Monophyly/pD8Yrrn6">monophyly</a> of these groups (in their widest form) are not found in any other analyses, and therefore not accepted by all mammal palaeontologists.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:87" href="#fn:87"><sup>87</sup></a> </p><p>Cladograms based on phylogenetic analyses focusing on docodontan relationships: </p> <table><tbody><tr><td>Topology of Zhou et al. (2019), based on tooth, cranial, and postcranial traits:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:88" href="#fn:88"><sup>88</sup></a><table><tbody><tr><td><a href="/facts/Mammaliaformes/FvX0owYy">Mammaliaformes</a></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><a href="/facts/Morganucodonta/v8tBPMDe">Morganucodonta</a></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Gondtherium/UPdI6r41">Gondtherium</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Tikitherium/Kw6w7WCs">Tikitherium</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td>Docodonta</td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Castorocauda/FEjypENK">Castorocauda</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Tashkumyrodon/Hyda3qd1">Tashkumyrodon</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i>Dsungarodon</i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Borealestes/Ak4Q4NQn">Borealestes</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Haldanodon/a7S0WmT4">Haldanodon</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Docodon/69JUMHAl">Docodon</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Docofossor/yyDJvI79">Docofossor</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Itatodon/eNRBAhck">Itatodon</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Simpsonodon/mRxA3EM8">Simpsonodon</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Agilodocodon/vVWPchmy">Agilodocodon</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Krusatodon/DgsDuLgh">Krusatodon</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Sibirotherium/rFFyftfa">Sibirotherium</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Hutegotherium/2MUhsxyx">Hutegotherium</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Microdocodon/ImbQePfr">Microdocodon</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Tegotherium/IQqSBx2c">Tegotherium</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td>Topology of Panciroli et al. (2021), based on dentary and tooth traits:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:89" href="#fn:89"><sup>89</sup></a><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Sinoconodon/u7bvhpRC">Sinoconodon</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Morganucodon/jHRDldHX">Morganucodon</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Dinnetherium/7kkUz4uk">Dinnetherium</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Megazostrodon/J6YxDDXV">Megazostrodon</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Kuehneotherium/2BpVguGx">Kuehneotherium</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Delsatia/h0hqErPF">Delsatia</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Woutersia/NlymrD2t">Woutersia</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Gondtherium/UPdI6r41">Gondtherium</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Tikitherium/Kw6w7WCs">Tikitherium</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td>Docodonta</td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Hutegotherium/2MUhsxyx">Hutegotherium</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Sibirotherium/rFFyftfa">Sibirotherium</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Tegotherium/IQqSBx2c">Tegotherium</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Agilodocodon/vVWPchmy">Agilodocodon</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Krusatodon/DgsDuLgh">Krusatodon</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Simpsonodon/mRxA3EM8">Simpsonodon</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Itatodon/eNRBAhck">Itatodon</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Tashkumyrodon/Hyda3qd1">Tashkumyrodon</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Castorocauda/FEjypENK">Castorocauda</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i>Dsungarodon</i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Dobunnodon/LH2xmg6Y">Dobunnodon</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Borealestes/Ak4Q4NQn">Borealestes</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Docofossor/yyDJvI79">Docofossor</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Docodon/69JUMHAl">Docodon</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Haldanodon/a7S0WmT4">Haldanodon</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Species</h3> <ul><li>†<i><a href="/facts/Agilodocodon_scansorius/vVWPchmy">Agilodocodon scansorius</a></i> Meng et al. 2015<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:90" href="#fn:90"><sup>90</sup></a></li> <li>†<i><a href="/facts/Borealestes/Ak4Q4NQn">Borealestes</a></i> Waldman & Savage 1972 <ul><li>†<i><a href="/facts/Borealestes_cuillinensis/Ak4Q4NQn">B. cuillinensis</a></i> Panciroli et al. 2021<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:91" href="#fn:91"><sup>91</sup></a></li> <li>†<i><a href="/facts/Borealestes_serendipitus/Ak4Q4NQn">B. serendipitus</a></i> Waldman & Savage 1972<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:92" href="#fn:92"><sup>92</sup></a></li></ul></li> <li>†<i><a href="/facts/Castorocauda_lutrasimilis/FEjypENK">Castorocauda lutrasimilis</a></i> Ji et al. 2006<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:93" href="#fn:93"><sup>93</sup></a></li> <li>†<i><a href="/facts/Cyrtlatherium/0BRTkTrs">Cyrtlatherium canei</a></i> Freeman 1979 sensu Sigogneau-Russell 2001 (<a href="/facts/Nomen_dubium/pxPDpId7">dubious</a>) [<i><a href="/facts/Simpsonodon_oxfordensis/mRxA3EM8">Simpsonodon oxfordensis</a></i> Kermack et al. 1987]</li> <li>†<i><a href="/facts/Dobunnodon_mussettae/LH2xmg6Y">Dobunnodon mussettae</a></i> [<i><a href="/facts/Borealestes_mussetti/Ak4Q4NQn">Borealestes mussetti</a></i>] Sigogneau-Russell 2003 sensu Panciroli et al. 2021<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:94" href="#fn:94"><sup>94</sup></a></li> <li>†<i><a href="/facts/Docodon/69JUMHAl">Docodon</a></i> Marsh 1881 [<i>Dicrocynodon</i> Marsh in Osborn, 1888; <i>Diplocynodon</i> Marsh 1880 non Pomel 1847; <i>Ennacodon</i> Marsh 1890; <i>Enneodon</i> Marsh 1887 non Prangner 1845] <ul><li>†<i><a href="/facts/Docodon/69JUMHAl">D. apoxys</a></i> Rougier et al. 2014</li> <li>†<i><a href="/facts/Docodon/69JUMHAl">D. hercynicus</a></i> Martin et al. 2024<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:95" href="#fn:95"><sup>95</sup></a></li> <li>†<i><a href="/facts/Docodon/69JUMHAl">D. victor</a></i> (Marsh 1880) [<i>Dicrocynodon victor</i> (Marsh 1880); <i>Diplocynodon victor</i> Marsh 1880]</li> <li>†<i><a href="/facts/Docodon/69JUMHAl">D. striatus</a></i> Marsh 1881 [disputed]</li> <li>†<i><a href="/facts/Docodon/69JUMHAl">D. affinis</a></i> (Marsh 1887) [<i>Enneodon affinis</i> Marsh 1887] [disputed]</li> <li>†<i><a href="/facts/Docodon/69JUMHAl">D. crassus</a></i> (Marsh 1887) [<i>Enneodon crassus</i> Marsh 1887; <i>Ennacodon crassus</i> (Marsh 1887)] [disputed]</li> <li>†<i><a href="/facts/Docodon/69JUMHAl">D. superus</a></i> Simpson 1929 [disputed]</li></ul></li> <li>†<i><a href="/facts/Docofossor_brachydactylus/yyDJvI79">Docofossor brachydactylus</a></i> Luo et al. 2015<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:96" href="#fn:96"><sup>96</sup></a></li> <li>†<i>Dsungarodon zuoi</i> Pfretzschner et al. 2005 [<i>Acuodulodon</i> Hu, Meng & Clark 2007; <i>Acuodulodon sunae</i> Hu, Meng & Clark 2007]</li> <li>†<i>Ergetiis ichchi</i> Averianov et al. 2024<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:97" href="#fn:97"><sup>97</sup></a></li> <li>†<i><a href="/facts/Gondtherium/UPdI6r41">Gondtherium dattai</a></i> Prasad & Manhas 2007<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:98" href="#fn:98"><sup>98</sup></a> [disputed]</li> <li>†<i><a href="/facts/Haldanodon/a7S0WmT4">Haldanodon exspectatus</a></i> Kühne & Krusat 1972 sensu Sigoneau-Russell 2003<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:99" href="#fn:99"><sup>99</sup></a></li> <li>†<i><a href="/facts/Hutegotherium/2MUhsxyx">Hutegotherium yaomingi</a></i> Averianov et al. 2010<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:100" href="#fn:100"><sup>100</sup></a></li> <li>†<i><a href="/facts/Itatodon_tatarinovi/eNRBAhck">Itatodon tatarinovi</a></i> Lopatin & Averianov 2005 [disputed, possibly a <a href="/facts/Shuotheriidae/uty9xuu6">shuotheriid</a>]<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:101" href="#fn:101"><sup>101</sup></a></li> <li>†<i><a href="/facts/Khorotherium/aqFQWSCC">Khorotherium yakutensis</a></i> Averianov et al. 2018<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:102" href="#fn:102"><sup>102</sup></a></li> <li>†<i><a href="/facts/Krusatodon/DgsDuLgh">Krusatodon 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href="/facts/Simpsonodon/mRxA3EM8">Simpsonodon</a></i> Kermack et al. 1987 <ul><li>†<i><a href="/facts/Simpsonodon/mRxA3EM8">S. splendens</a></i> (Kühne 1969)</li> <li>†<i><a href="/facts/Simpsonodon/mRxA3EM8">S. sibiricus</a></i> Averianov et al. 2010</li></ul></li> <li>†<i><a href="/facts/Tashkumyrodon/Hyda3qd1">Tashkumyrodon desideratus</a></i> Martin & Averianov 2004</li> <li>†<i><a href="/facts/Tegotherium/IQqSBx2c">Tegotherium gubini</a></i> Tatarinov 1994</li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Evolution_of_mammals/KYQdXLwX">Evolution of mammals</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://palaeos.com/vertebrates/mammaliformes/mammaliformes2.html">Docodonta from Palaeos</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Luo, Zhe-Xi; Martin, Thomas (2007). 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