Henkelotherium

Henkelotherium guimarotae Temporal range: Late Jurassic, Kimmeridgian PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Skeleton
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Subclass:	Theria
Order:	Dryolestida
Family:	Paurodontidae
Genus:	Henkelotherium Krebs, 1991
Species
H. guimarotae Krebs, 1991 (type)

Henkelotherium is an extinct genus of mammal from the Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) Camadas de Guimarota. It differs from most other paurodontids in having more postcanine teeth.

Primitive characters of Henkelotherium (e.g. asymmetric condyles of the femur) indicate that this species had a mode of locomotion similar to tree shrews and opossums. The small size of Henkelotherium and elongated tail made it suited to an arboreal lifestyle and capable of climbing trees, a notion supported by the paleoecological reconstruction of the Guimarota ecosystem indicating a densely vegetated environment.