Kollikodon

Kollikodon ritchiei is a fossil monotreme species. It is known from an opalised teeth fragment, with one premolar and two molars in situ. The fossil was found al Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia.

Kollikodon ritchiei
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous
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Kollikodontidae

Flannery, Archer, Rich & Jones, 1995
Genus:
Kollikodon

Flannery, Archer, Rich & Jones, 1995
Species:
K. ritchiei
Binomial name
Kollikodon ritchiei
Flannery, Archer, Rich & Jones, 1995

References

  • Flannery, T.F., Archer, M., Rich, T.H., Jones, R. (1995) "A new family of monotremes from the Cretaceous of Australia". Nature 377: 418-420.