Drescheratherium
Encyclopedia
Drescheratherium is an extinct genus of mammal from the Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian
) Camadas de Guimarota
of Leiria
, Portugal
. It is represented by fairly complete upper jaws with teeth.
Kimmeridgian
In the geologic timescale, the Kimmeridgian is an age or stage in the Late or Upper Jurassic epoch or series. It spans the time between 155.7 ± 4 Ma and 150.8 ± 4 Ma . The Kimmeridgian follows the Oxfordian and precedes the Tithonian....
) Camadas de Guimarota
Camadas de Guimarota
The Camadas de Guimarota is a geological formation in Europe, and the synonym of "Camadas de Alcobaça". It dates back to the Late Jurassic.-Vertebrate fauna:...
of Leiria
Leiria
Leiria is a city in Leiria Municipality in the Centro Region, Portugal. It is the capital of Leiria District. The city proper has 50,200 inhabitants and the entire municipality has nearly 120,000...
, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. It is represented by fairly complete upper jaws with teeth.
See also
- Prehistoric mammalPrehistoric mammalPrehistoric mammals are groups of mammals that lived before humans developed writing. 164 million years ago, in the Jurassic period, Castorocauda lutrasimilis, a mammal-like animal weighing about 500 grams , had a full mammalian pelt, with guard hairs and under fur, webbed feet, and scales on the...