Mirusodens

Mirusodens; Temporal range: Bathonian–Callovian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Synapsida
Clade:	Therapsida
Clade:	Cynodontia
Clade:	Mammaliaformes
Order:	†Haramiyida
Family:	†Arboroharamiyidae
Genus:	†Mirusodens
Species:	†M. caii
Binomial name
	†Mirusodens caii; Mao et al., 2023

Mirusodens is an extinct monotypic genus of arboroharamiyid mammal that lived in what is now China during the Middle Jurassic epoch.

Etymology

The generic name Mirusodens derives from the Latin words mirus and dens, meaning remarkable and tooth, respectively. The specific epithet of the type species, Mirusodens caii, refers to Hongtao Cai, the individual who collected the holotype specimen.

References

↑ "Mirusodens". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
↑ Mao, Fangyuan; Li, Zhiheng; Hooker, Jerry J; Meng, Jin (1 November 2023). "A new euharamiyidan, Mirusodens caii (Mammalia: Euharamiyida), from the Jurassic Yanliao Biota and evolution of allotherian mammals". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 199 (3): 832–859. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad050. ISSN 0024-4082. Retrieved 8 June 2026 – via Oxford Academic.

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[1] "Mirusodens". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 8 June 2026.

[2] Mao, Fangyuan; Li, Zhiheng; Hooker, Jerry J; Meng, Jin (1 November 2023). "A new euharamiyidan, Mirusodens caii (Mammalia: Euharamiyida), from the Jurassic Yanliao Biota and evolution of allotherian mammals". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 199 (3): 832–859. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad050. ISSN 0024-4082. Retrieved 8 June 2026 – via Oxford Academic.