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Mixodectidae

Synonyms: Oldobotidae

Wikipedia Abstract

Mixodectidae or mixodectids (from Greek μιξο, mixo, "mixed", and δεκτες, dektes "biter") is an extinct family of insectivore, placental mammals in the order Dermoptera. The Mixodectids originated in the late Cretaceous and survived into the Paleocene in Europe and North America.
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Genus

Dracontolestes (1)
Mixodectes (2)

(...) = Species count

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0