Barbatodon is a mammalgenus from the Upper Cretaceous period. It lived in Transylvania at the same time as some of the last dinosaurs and was a member of the extinct order of Multituberculata. It is within the suborder of Cimolodonta, and the family Kogaionidae. The genus Barbatodon was named by Constantin Rădulescu and Petre Mihai Samson in 1986.[1]
The primary species, Barbatodon transylvanicum, was also named by Rãdulescu and Samson. It was found in strata dating to the Maastrichtian (Late Cretaceous) of the Sânpetru Formation in Romania.
"Based on comparisons with the m1s from Vălioara, the holotype of Barbatodon is regarded as a kogaionid m1,"[2] Kielan-Jaworowska and Hurum (2001) had it placed tentatively in the informal 'Paracimexomys group'.
A new species, B. oardaensis, has been announced in 2014.[3] The species has been discovered in Oarda de Jos, Hațeg Basin, Transylvania. It is characterized by M1 cusp formula 3:4:2 and is much smaller than the two other known species.
Most of Europe was covered by shallow seas during the Upper Cretaceous, which makes remains of terrestrial animals extremely rare. This location is one of the exceptions and the diversity of material is impressive.
Biologyedit
Like modern rodents and shrews, as well as the related taeniolabidoid multituberculates, Barbatodon displays red iron-pigmentation in its teeth. This distribution is more similar to that seen in shrews than in rodents or taeniolabidoids, suggesting insectivorous habits. In the absence of competing mammals, Barbatodon and similar kogaionids display a clear example of island speciation.[4]
^Csiki Z & Grigorescu D, 2001, Fossil mammals from the Maastrichtian of the Hateg Basin, Romania, 6th European Workshop on Vertebrate Palaeontology, Florence and Montevarchi (Italy), September 19–22, 2001, p.26.
^Codrea, V.A.; Solomon, A.A.; Venczel, M.; Smith, T. (2014). "A new kogaionid multituberculate mammal from the Maastrichtian of the Transylvanian Basin, Romania". Comptes Rendus Palevol. 13 (6): 489–499. Bibcode:2014CRPal..13..489C. doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2014.01.003.
^Thierry Smith, Codrea Vlad, Red Iron-Pigmented Tooth Enamel in a Multituberculate Mammal from the Late Cretaceous Transylvanian " Haţeg Island ", Article in PLoS ONE 10(7):e0132550-1-16 · July 2015 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0132550
Bibliographyedit
Constantin Rădulescu and Petre Mihai Samson(1986), Précisions sur les affinités des Multituberculés du Crétacé supérieur de Roumaine. C R Acad Sci II: Mec-Phys, Chim, Sci Terre, Sci Univ 303p, p. 1825-1830.
Kielan-Jaworowska, Z; Hurum, JH (2001). "Phylogeny and Systematics of multituberculate mammals" (PDF). Palaeontology. 44 (3): 389–429. Bibcode:2001Palgy..44..389K. doi:10.1111/1475-4983.00185. S2CID 83592270.
barbatodon, mammal, genus, from, upper, cretaceous, period, lived, transylvania, same, time, some, last, dinosaurs, member, extinct, order, multituberculata, within, suborder, cimolodonta, family, kogaionidae, genus, named, constantin, rădulescu, petre, mihai,. Barbatodon is a mammal genus from the Upper Cretaceous period It lived in Transylvania at the same time as some of the last dinosaurs and was a member of the extinct order of Multituberculata It is within the suborder of Cimolodonta and the family Kogaionidae The genus Barbatodon was named by Constantin Rădulescu and Petre Mihai Samson in 1986 1 BarbatodonTemporal range Maastrichtian 70 66 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Skull of Barbatodon transylvanicusScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaOrder MultituberculataFamily KogaionidaeGenus BarbatodonRadulesco amp Samson 1986SpeciesB oardaensis B transylvanicus B ungureanuiThe primary species Barbatodon transylvanicum was also named by Radulescu and Samson It was found in strata dating to the Maastrichtian Late Cretaceous of the Sanpetru Formation in Romania Based on comparisons with the m1s from Vălioara the holotype of Barbatodon is regarded as a kogaionid m1 2 Kielan Jaworowska and Hurum 2001 had it placed tentatively in the informal Paracimexomys group A new species B oardaensis has been announced in 2014 3 The species has been discovered in Oarda de Jos Hațeg Basin Transylvania It is characterized by M1 cusp formula 3 4 2 and is much smaller than the two other known species Most of Europe was covered by shallow seas during the Upper Cretaceous which makes remains of terrestrial animals extremely rare This location is one of the exceptions and the diversity of material is impressive Biology editLike modern rodents and shrews as well as the related taeniolabidoid multituberculates Barbatodon displays red iron pigmentation in its teeth This distribution is more similar to that seen in shrews than in rodents or taeniolabidoids suggesting insectivorous habits In the absence of competing mammals Barbatodon and similar kogaionids display a clear example of island speciation 4 References edit 1 permanent dead link Csiki Z amp Grigorescu D 2001 Fossil mammals from the Maastrichtian of the Hateg Basin Romania 6th European Workshop on Vertebrate Palaeontology Florence and Montevarchi Italy September 19 22 2001 p 26 Codrea V A Solomon A A Venczel M Smith T 2014 A new kogaionid multituberculate mammal from the Maastrichtian of the Transylvanian Basin Romania Comptes Rendus Palevol 13 6 489 499 Bibcode 2014CRPal 13 489C doi 10 1016 j crpv 2014 01 003 Thierry Smith Codrea Vlad Red Iron Pigmented Tooth Enamel in a Multituberculate Mammal from the Late Cretaceous Transylvanian Haţeg Island Article in PLoS ONE 10 7 e0132550 1 16 July 2015 doi 10 1371 journal pone 0132550 Bibliography edit Constantin Rădulescu and Petre Mihai Samson 1986 Precisions sur les affinites des Multitubercules du Cretace superieur de Roumaine C R Acad Sci II Mec Phys Chim Sci Terre Sci Univ 303p p 1825 1830 Kielan Jaworowska Z Hurum JH 2001 Phylogeny and Systematics of multituberculate mammals PDF Palaeontology 44 3 389 429 Bibcode 2001Palgy 44 389K doi 10 1111 1475 4983 00185 S2CID 83592270 Much of this information has been derived from 2 Mesozoic Mammals basal Cimolodonta Cimolomyidae Boffiidae and Kogaionidae an Internet directory Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barbatodon amp oldid 1153999655, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
