| Fossil range | Rhaetian-Hettangian ~ |
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| Taxon | Thomasia (mammal) |
| Authority | Poche, 1908 |
| Type species | Microlestes antiquus |
| Type species authority | Pleininger, 1847 |
| Subdivision ranks | Species |
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Thomasia is a mammaliaform from the family Haramiyidae.[1] from the Late Triassic of Europe. It is only known from teeth.[2]
Distribution
Fossils of the genus have been found in:[3]
- Triassic
- Sables and Grès de Mortinsart Formations, Gaume, Belgium
- Microlestes Quarry, Frome, England
- Exter and Trossingen Formations, Germany
- Auf dem Heftgen, Syren, Luxembourg
- Klettgau Formation, Switzerland
- Gres à Avicula contorta Formation, Franche-Comté and Lorraine, France
- Jurassic
- Pant Fissure System 4, Pant Quarry, St Brides Major (community), Wales
References
- ^ http://palaeos.com/vertebrates/mammaliformes/mammaliformes.html#Haramiyida Palaeos on Haramiya
- ^ Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska, Richard L. Cifelli, and Zhe-Xi Luo, Mammals from the Age of Dinosaurs: Origins, Evolution, and Structure (New York: Columbia University Press, 2004), 249–260.
- ^ Thomasia at Fossilworks.org