# Boffius

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Extinct family of mammals

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Boffius Temporal range: Danian ~65–62 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Scientific classification 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](/source/Genus) of [mammal](/source/Mammal) from the [Paleocene](/source/Paleocene) of [Europe](/source/Europe), which was named by [Vianey-Liaud M.](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vianey-Liaud_M.&action=edit&redlink=1) in 1979. It is a member of the [extinct](/source/Extinct) order of [Multituberculata](/source/Multituberculata).

Boffius lies within the suborder [Cimolodonta](/source/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](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hainin_Formation&action=edit&redlink=1) found in Hainaut, [Belgium](/source/Belgium). It was a relatively large multituberculate. A 2021 study recovers it as part of [Djadochtatherioidea](/source/Djadochtatherioidea).[1]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Smith, Thierry; Codrea, Vlad A.; Devillet, Ghéreint; Solomon, Alexandru A. (2021-09-24). "A New Mammal Skull from the Late Cretaceous of Romania and Phylogenetic Affinities of Kogaionid Multituberculates". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 29: 1–26. doi:10.1007/s10914-021-09564-7. ISSN 1064-7554. S2CID 244194193.

## Further reading

- Vianey-Liaud (1979), "Les Mammifères montiens de Hainin (Paléocene moyen de Belgique). Part I, Multituberculés". *Palaeovertebrata* **9**, p. 117-131.

- Kielan-Jaworowska Z & Hurum JH (2001), "Phylogeny and Systematics of multituberculate mammals". *Paleontology* **44**, p. 389-429.

- Much of this information has been derived from [\[1\]](https://web.archive.org/web/20030625015751/http://home.arcor.de/ktdykes/cimolod.htm) MESOZOIC MAMMALS; 'basal' [Cimolodonta](/source/Cimolodonta), [Cimolomyidae](/source/Cimolomyidae), Boffiidae and [Kogaionidae](/source/Kogaionidae), an Internet directory.

- E. De Bast, B. Sigé, and T. Smith. 2012. Diversity of the adapisoriculid mammals from the early Palaeocene of Hainin, Belgium. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 57(1):35-52

v t e Allotheria Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Clade: Theriiformes Synapsida see Synapsida Cynodontia see Cynodontia Mammalia see Mammalia Allotheria see below↓ Allotheria †Allotheria Haramiyida? Gondwanatheria? Adalatherium Groeberiidae? Ferugliotheriidae? Argentodites? Ferugliotherium LACM 149371? Magallanodon Trapalcotherium Sudamericidae Bharattherium Galulatherium Gondwanatherium Greniodon? Lavanify Patagonia? Sudamerica Vintana Multituberculata Argillomys Baidabatyr? Hahnotherium Janumys Tagaria Tashtykia Gondwanatheria? Hahnodontidae? Allodontoidea Arginbaatar Glirodon Zofiabaatar Allodontidae Ctenacodon Passumys Psalodon Paulchoffatioidea Pinheirodontidae Bernardodon Bructerodon Cambelodon Cantalera Ecprepaulax Gerhardodon Iberodon Lavocatia Pinheirodon Paulchoffatiidae Angrivarodon Bathmochoffatia Cimbriodon Galveodon Guimarotodon Henkelodon Kielanodon Kuehneodon Meketibolodon Meketichoffatia Parendotherium? Paulchoffatia Plesiochoffatia Pseudobolodon Renatodon Rugosodon Sunnyodon Xenachoffatia Plagiaulacoidea Plagiaulacidae Bolodon Morrisonodon Novaculadon Plagiaulax Eobaataridae Cheruscodon Dolichoprion Eobaatar Hakusanobaatar Heishanobaatar Iberica Indobaatar Jeholbaatar Liaobaatar Loxaulax Monobaatar? Nokerbaatar Parendotherium? Sinobaatar Tedoribaatar Teutonodon Albionbaataridae Albionbaatar Kielanobaatar Proalbionbaatar Cimolodonta see below↓ Cimolodonta Cimolodonta Allocodon Ameribaatar Boffius Corriebaatar Fractinus Halodon Koshikibaatar Uzbekbaatar Viridomys Gondwanatheria? Paracimexomys group Bryceomys Cedaromys Cimexomys Dakotamys Paracimexomys Cimolomyidae Buginbaatar Camurodon Cimolomys Essonodon Meniscoessus Paressodon Parikimys Kogaionidae Barbatodon Hainina Kogaionon Litovoi Eucosmodontidae Clemensodon Eucosmodon Stygimys Microcosmodontidae Acheronodon Golercosmodon Kaniqsiqcosmodon Microcosmodon Pentacosmodon Ptilodontoidea Filikomys Neoliotomus Cimolodontidae Anconodon Cimolodon Liotomus Neoplagiaulacidae Cernaysia Ectypodus Krauseia Mesodma Mesodmops Mimetodon Neoplagiaulax Nidimys Notopolytheles? Parectypodus Paressonodon Xanclomys Xyronomys Ptilodontidae Aenigmamys Baiotomeus Kimbetohia Prochetodon Ptilodus Taeniolabidoidea Bubodens? Catopsalis Erythrobaatar Valenopsalis Yubaatar Lambdopsalidae Lambdopsalis Prionessus Sphenopsalis Taeniolabididae Kimbetopsalis Taeniolabis Djadochtatherioidea Bulganbaatar Chulsanbaatar Nemegtbaatar Sloanbaataridae Kamptobaatar Nessovbaatar Sloanbaatar Djadochtatheriidae Catopsbaatar Djadochtatherium Guibaatar Kryptobaatar Mangasbaatar Qayaqgruk Tombaatar See also: Plagiaulacida Category

Taxon identifiers Boffius Wikidata: Q18611882 Wikispecies: Boffius GBIF: 4831299 IRMNG: 1359837 Open Tree of Life: 3617003 Paleobiology Database: 39809 Boffius splendidus Wikidata: Q4937282 GBIF: 9298991 Paleobiology Database: 347634

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