Erythrotherium (meaning "red beast") is an extinct genus of basal mammaliaforms from the Lower Jurassic of South Africa. It is related to Morganucodon. Only one species is recorded, Erythrotherium parringtoni.
| Erythrotherium Temporal range:
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| Molariforms of Megazostrodon (A), Erythrotherium (B) and Morganucodon (C) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Clade: | Therapsida |
| Clade: | Cynodontia |
| Clade: | Mammaliaformes |
| Order: | †Morganucodonta |
| Family: | †Morganucodontidae |
| Genus: | †Erythrotherium Crompton, 1964 |
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| Erythrotherium parringtoni Crompton, 1964[1]
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The single jaw of Erythrotherium was found in the matrix surrounding a dinosaur fossil, by the person preparing the dinosaur, Mr C. Gow.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Crompton A. W. (1964). A preliminary description of a new mammal from the Upper Triassic of South Africa. Zoological Society of London, Proceedings 142: 441–452.
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