Woutersia

Woutersia; Temporal range: Late Triassic Norian–Rhaetian PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Synapsida
(unranked):	Mammaliaformes
Order:	Holotheria
(unranked):	Kuehneotheria
Family:	Woutersiidae; Sigogneau-Russell, 1983
Genus:	Woutersia; Sigogneau-Russell, 1983
Species
	W. mirabilis Sigogneau-Russell, 1983 (type); W. butleri Sigogneau-Russell & Hahn, 1995;

Woutersia was a Triassic kuehneotherid and the only representative of its family. It has been suggested that it may form the sister taxon to Docodonta. Its remains have been found in France.

Sources

Mesozoic Mammals; Woutersiidae and Docodonta, an internet directory:

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