Plesiochoffatia thoas Hahn and Hahn 1998 (multituberculate)

Mammalia - Multituberculata - Paulchoffatiidae

Alternative combination: Parachoffatia thoas

Full reference: G. Hahn and R. Hahn. 1998. Neue Beobachtungen an Plagiaulacoidea (Multituberculata) des Ober-Juras. 3. Der Bau der Molaren bei den Paulchoffatiidae. Berliner Geowissenschaftliche Abhandlungen, Reihe E 28:39-84

Belongs to Plesiochoffatia according to G. Hahn and R. Hahn 1999

See also Hahn and Hahn 1998 and Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004

Sister taxa: Plesiochoffatia peperethos, Plesiochoffatia staphylos, Parachoffatia staphylos, Parachoffatia peparethos

Type specimen: IPFUB th (m2)-1, a tooth (isolated left m2)

Ecology: arboreal herbivore

Distribution: found only at Guimarota (Jurassic of Portugal)

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