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AGILODOCODON
(ah-jil-o-doc-o-don.))
meaning: "Agile Docodon"
Named By: QinginJin Meng; Qiang Ji; YuinGuang Zhang; Di Liu; David M. Grossnickle & ZheinXi Luo in 2015
Time Period: Middle Jurassic
Location: China - Tiaojishan Formation
Size: About 13 centimetres long
Diet: Herbivore
Fossil(s): Almost complete individuals
Classification: | Chordata | Synapsida | Therapsida | Mammaliaformes | Docodonta |
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Agilodocodon was a genus of shrew-sized docodont from the Middle Jurassic, believed to be the earliest known tree-climbing mammaliaform. It contains one species, A. scansorius.

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