Tashkumyrodon is an extinct mammaliaform from the Middle Jurassic (Callovian) Balabansai Formation of Kyrgyzstan[1] It is named after the town of Tash-Kömür, near where the original specimen was found. It belongs to the order Docodonta and is closely related to Sibirotherium and Tegotherium. There is only one species currently known, Tashkumyrodon desideratus.

Tashkumyrodon
Temporal range: Callovian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Therapsida
Clade: Cynodontia
Clade: Mammaliaformes
Order: Docodonta
Genus: Tashkumyrodon
Martin & Averianov, 2004
Species:
T. desideratus
Binomial name
Tashkumyrodon desideratus
Martin & Averianov, 2004

The holotype fossil is a lower left molar. Like many Mesozoic mammaliaforms, it is only known from isolated teeth. The fossil is housed at the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg.

References

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  1. ^ Thomas Martin; Alexander O. Averianov (2004). "A new docodont (Mammalia) from the Middle Jurassic of Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia" (PDF). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 24 (1): 195–201. doi:10.1671/15. S2CID 55118845.