Teinolophos
Teinolophos trusleri was a prehistoric species of monotreme, or egg-laying mammal. It is known from a lower jawbone found in Flat Rocks, Victoria, Australia. It lived during the Lower Cretaceous, about 123 million years ago (mya).[1][2]
| Teinolophos Temporal range: Lower Cretaceous | |
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| Genus: | Teinolophos |
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| Teinolophos trusleri Rich et al., 1999 | |
References
Wikispecies has information on: Teinolophos.
- Rich T.H.et al 1999. Early Cretaceous mammals from Flat Rocks, Victoria, Australia. Records of the Queen Victoria Museum, Launceston.
- Rich T.H. et al 2001. Monotreme nature of the Australian early Cretaceous mammal Teinolophos. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 46(1), 113–118.
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