Kryoryctes [SEP] parent taxon
Kryoryctes
Kryoryctes is a genus of prehistoric monotreme mammal from the Early Cretaceous (Albian) Eumeralla Formation of Victoria, Australia, from the Otway Group of Dinosaur Cove. It is known only from a partial right humerus, estimated at 106 million years old, and contains one species, "K. cadburyi". The holotype, NMV P20894, was described in 2005 and is currently housed in the Museum Victoria Palaeontological Collection.
Etymology.
The genus name derives from Greek "kryo", meaning low temperature, in reference
and Perth basins in Western Australia–were assigned to a taxon. A possible representative of Ornithocheiridae was found in Late Cretaceous Western Australia, though the family was previously thought to have gone extinct in the Early Cretaceous.
Ecology Mammals.
Seven mammals have been discovered from Early Cretaceous Australia: an undescribed ornithorhynchid, "Kryoryctes", "Kollikodon", "Ausktribosphenos", "Bishops", "Steropodon", and "Corriebaatar"; all of which were endemic to Australia during this time. It is likely mammals crossed