Shenshou

Name: Shenshou ‭(‬deity animal‭)‬.
Phonetic: Shen-shu.
Named By: Shundong Bi,‭ ‬Yuanqing Wang,‭ ‬Jian Guan,‭ ‬Xia Sheng‭ & ‬Jin Meng‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.
Classification: Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Theriiformes,‭ ‬Allotheria,‭ ‬Euharamiyida.
Species: S.‭ ‬lui‭ (‬type‭)‬.
Diet: Omnivore‭?
Size: Unavailable.
Known locations: China,‭ ‬Liaoning Province‭ ‬-‭ ‬Tiaojishan Formation.
Time period: Oxfordian of the Jurassic.
Fossil representation: Partial remains.

       Shenshou is a genus of possibly arboreal mammal that lived in China during the Jurassic.‭ ‬As a genus Shenshou shows a strong resemblance to modern squirrels,‭ ‬however it is thought that Shenshou is not a direct ancestor,‭ ‬but merely a case of looking similar through convergent evolution.

Further reading
-‭ ‬Three new Jurassic euharamiyidan species reinforce early divergence of mammals.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Nature.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Shundong Bi,‭ ‬Yuanqing Wang,‭ ‬Jian Guan,‭ ‬Xia Sheng‭ & ‬Jin Meng‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

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