Henkelodon

Henkelodon was a small mammal of the Upper Jurassic. It was a relatively early member of the extinct order Multituberculata. Henkelodon was a European herbivore that lived during the "age of the dinosaurs". It lies within the suborder "Plagiaulacida" and family Paulchoffatiidae.

Henkelodon Temporal range: Kimmeridgian ~
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	†Multituberculata
Family:	†Paulchoffatiidae
Genus:	†Henkelodon
Species:	†H. naias
Binomial name
†Henkelodon naias Hahn G., 1977

The genus Henkelodon ("Henkel's tooth") was named by Hahn G. in 1977 based on a single species.

Fossil remains of the species Henkelodon naias were discovered in the Kimmeridgian (Upper Jurassic)-age Alcobaça Formation of Guimarota, Portugal. The remains consisted of one upper jaw. According to Kielan-Jaworowska and Hurum, 2001, (p. 413), this genus was named in 1987. However, Hahn and Hahn 2000 (p. 105) supports 1977.

Further reading

• Hahn G (1977), "Neue Schädel-Reste von Multituberculaten (Mamm.) aus dem Malm Portugals". Geologica et Palaeontologica, 11, p. 161-186 (New skull remains of Multituberculates (Mammalia) from the Malm of Portugal)
• Hahn G & Hahn R (2000), Multituberculates from the Guimarota mine, p. 97-107 in Martin T & *Krebs B (eds), Guimarota - A Jurassic Ecosystem, Verlag Dr Friedrich Pfeil, München.
• Kielan-Jaworowska Z & Hurum JH (2001), "Phylogeny and Systematics of multituberculate mammals". Paleontology 44, p. 389-429.
• author and year information were kindly supplied by Vince Ward.
• Much of this information has been derived from [1] Multituberculata Cope, 1884.