Meng, J.; Wang, Y.; Li, C.
taxonomy · morphology · event-mechanism · range · biogeography · ecology
The study is based on the near-complete holotype IVPP V16051 from the Jiufotang Formation and documents its middle-ear and Meckelian anatomy.
Near-complete holotype IVPP V16051 preserves ectotympanic and malleus elements detached from direct dentary contact but linked through ossified Meckel's cartilage, without making Liaoconodon a universal stage or direct ancestor.
claim:event:liaoconodon-ossified-meckel-linkIVPP V16051 is the holotype of Liaoconodon hui and is treated as a eutriconodont in the source; this navigation placement does not assert direct ancestry.
claim:taxon:liaoconodon:taxonomyThe profiled occurrence is limited to the Jiufotang Formation near Jianchang in Liaoning and is not a complete geographic range for Eutriconodonta.
claim:taxon:liaoconodon:biogeographyDentition supports a small faunivorous interpretation and the skeleton supports terrestrial locomotion, but diet, habitat use and performance were not observed.
claim:taxon:liaoconodon:ecologyThe near-complete holotype preserves ectotympanic and malleus elements detached from the dentary yet linked by ossified Meckel’s cartilage.
claim:taxon:liaoconodon:morphologyThe 121.4–113.2 Ma display envelope translates the Aptian formation context and is not a specimen date, global FAD, LAD or universal jaw–ear transition interval.
claim:taxon:liaoconodon:fossil-range