Eutherians

DESCRIBER    Novacek, Rougier, Wible, McKenna, Dasheveg, Horovitz, 1997
TIME    

Cretaceous Late
Campanian
CLASS    Mammalia
INFRACLASS    Eutheria
MAGNORDER    Epitheria
SUPERORDER    Asioryctitheria
FAMILY    Asioryctidae
FOSSILSITE    \" Ukhaa Tolgod Beds\" Gobi Dessert, Mongolia
INFO

Type species by monotype. Differs from Asioryctes in having two- or three cusped I1 adn I4, enlarged singe-rooted upper and lower canines, long diastema between I4 and upper canine to accomodate lower canine, less robust P3, upper molars less elongated transversely and less slender, only two mental foramina in the dentary, smaller facial process of the lacrimal, and only one foramen in the mastoid.