Mammaliaform
Morganucodon
Its skull was only about two or three centimeters long.
The skull of Morganucodon measured just a few centimeters, but its abundant record provides a lot of information.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Morganucodon at a glance
- Diet
- Small invertebrates (interpreted)
- The interpretation is based on the teeth of these small mammals or mammaliaforms; the precise prey they consumed is not directly observed.
- When it lived
- Triassic / Jurassic
- Group
- Morganucodonta
- Morganucodonts
- Fossil locations
- Wales, China
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Morganucodon
It is known from abundant remains, although most are separate bones. That record allows early mammaliaforms to be studied in more detail than many contemporaries known only from teeth.
Most pieces were found separated, so reconstructing the skeleton means working out how they fit together. Having many remains makes it easier to check those connections.
This grouping describes evolutionary relationships. Its members share ancestors; they do not form a chain in which one must turn into another.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.A note on the science
Most pieces were found separated, so reconstructing the skeleton means working out how they fit together. Having many remains makes it easier to check those connections.
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- Morganucodon
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- Morganucodon
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- Morganucodonta
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- Mammals
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