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Boffius Temporal range:
Danian
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | † Multituberculata |
Family: | † Boffiidae |
Genus: | † Boffius |
Species: | †B. splendidus
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Binomial name | |
†Boffius splendidus
Vianey-Liaud M., 1979
|
Boffius is a genus of mammal from the Paleocene of Europe, which was named by Vianey-Liaud M. in 1979. It is a member of the extinct order of Multituberculata.
Boffius lies within the suborder Cimolodonta and is the only known member of the family Boffiidae (Hahn & Hahn, 1983). The species Boffius splendidus is known from the Lower Paleocene Hainin Formation found in Hainaut, Belgium. It was a relatively large multituberculate. A 2021 study recovers it as part of Djadochtatherioidea. [1]
This article includes a
list of references,
related reading, or
external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks
inline citations. (March 2013) |
Boffius Temporal range:
Danian
~ | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | † Multituberculata |
Family: | † Boffiidae |
Genus: | † Boffius |
Species: | †B. splendidus
|
Binomial name | |
†Boffius splendidus
Vianey-Liaud M., 1979
|
Boffius is a genus of mammal from the Paleocene of Europe, which was named by Vianey-Liaud M. in 1979. It is a member of the extinct order of Multituberculata.
Boffius lies within the suborder Cimolodonta and is the only known member of the family Boffiidae (Hahn & Hahn, 1983). The species Boffius splendidus is known from the Lower Paleocene Hainin Formation found in Hainaut, Belgium. It was a relatively large multituberculate. A 2021 study recovers it as part of Djadochtatherioidea. [1]