Re: Mesozoic mammals

["Julia Heathcote" <astrodon@hotmail.com>]

It's a little late, but here's some mammal stuff forwarded from my friend 
Claire Slater - she's done a bit of work on early mammals.

Julia

> 2) I need more info about the cladistics and systematics of the following 
> groups: Morganucodontids, Docodonts, Multituberculates, Haramyids, 
> Dryolestids, Triconodonts, Pantotheres and Symmetrodonts. Any good 
> cladograms besides those on the Dinosauricon?

Cladogram references:
- General:
Wang, Y., Hu, Y., Meng, J & Li, C. 2001.  An ossified Meckel?s
cartilage in two Cretaceous mammals and origin of the mammalian
middle ear.  Science, 294, 357-361.
- Spalacothereriids:
Cifelli, R.L. & Madsen, S.K. 1999.  Spalacotheriid symmetrodonts
(Mammalia) from the medial Cretaceous (upper Albian or lower
Cenomanian), Mussenentuchit local fauna, Cedar Mountain Formation,
Utah, USA.  Geodiversitas, 21, 167-214.
- Multituberculates:
Rougier, G.W., Novacek, M.J. & Dashzeveg, D. 1997.  A new
multituberculate from the Late Cretaceous locality Ukhaa Tolgod,
Mongolia; considerations on multituberculate interrelationships.
American Museum Noviates, 3191.

Reference for spatial and temporal occurrences of mammals:
McKenna, M.C. & Bell, S.K. 1997.  Classification of Mammals: Above
the Species Level.  Columbia University Press, New York.


Julia Heathcote
Gonville and Caius College
University of Cambridge
Cambridge CB2 1TA

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