Table 1 Complete list of all the taxa used in this study.

From: Jaw shape and mechanical advantage are indicative of diet in Mesozoic mammals

Extinct mammals

Extant mammals

Stem mammals

Marsupialia

Placentalia

1

Haramiyavia

Diprotodontia

Scandentia

2

Sinoconodon

46

Bettongia penicillata

75

Tupaia splendidula

3

Morganucodon

47

Potorous tridactylus

76

Tupaia dorsalis

4

Dinnetherium

48

Thylogale billardierii

77

Tupaia glis

5

Castorocauda

49

Dendrolagus goodfellowi

Carnivora

6

Haldanodon

50

Dorcopsulus vanheurni

78

Nandiniabinotata

7

Docofossor

51

Petaurusbreviceps

79

Leoparduswiedii

8

Docodon

52

Pseudocheirusperegrinus

80

Lynxrufus

9

Agilodocodon

53

Acrobatespygmaeus

81

Felismargarita

10

Microdocodon

54

Phalangerorientalis

82

Prionodonpardicolor

Non-therian crown mammals

55

Trichosurusvulpecula

83

Genettagenetta

11

Fruitafossor

Dasyuromorphia

84

Paradoxurushermaphroditus

12

Henosferus

56

Dasyurushallucatus

85

Fossafossana

13

Teinolophos

57

Dasyurusgeoffroii

86

Galidiaelegans

14

Phascolotherium

58

Sarcophilusharrisi

87

Crossarchusoscurus

15

Yanoconodon

59

Parantechinusapicalis

88

Herpestesjavanicus

16

Triconodon

60

Phascogaletapoatafa

89

Lycalopexgriseus

17

Trioracodon

61

Antechinusswainsonii

90

Vulpescorsac

18

Volaticotherium

62

Antechinusflavipes

91

Mephitismacroura

19

Argentoconodon

63

Sminthopsiscrassicaudata

92

Conepatushumboldtii

20

Gobiconodon

64

Planigaleingrami

93

Nasuanarica

21

Repenomamus

65

Myrmecobiusfasciatus

94

Bassaricyongabbii

22

Spalacotherium

Peramelemorphia

95

Procyonlotor

23

Origolestes

66

Peramelesbougainville

96

Taxideataxus

24

Zhangheotherium

Microbiotheria

97

Eirabarbara

25

Maotherium

67

Dromiciopsgliroides

98

Lontracanadensis

26

Crusafontia

Didelphimorphia

99

Mustelanivalis

27

Amblotherium

68

Philanderandersoni

Chiroptera

28

Amphitherium

69

Chironectesminimus

100

Pteropusvampyrus

29

Vincelestes

70

Metachirusnudicaudatus

101

Noctilioleporinus

Theriancrown-mammals

71

Marmosarobinsoni

102

Artibeusjamaiciensis

30

Deltatheridium

72

Monodelphisamericana

103

Chrotopterusauritus

31

Didelphodon

73

Caluromysderbianus

104

Myotislucifugus

32

Eodelphis

Paucituberculata

105

Plecotusauritus

33

Alphadon

74

Rhyncholestesraphanurus

Eulipotyphla

34

Sinodelphys

  

106

Blarinabrevicauda

35

Juramaia

  

107

Atelerixalbiventris

36

Eomaia

  

108

Parascalopsbreweri

37

Maelestes

  

109

Solenodonparadoxus

38

Asioryctes

  

Afrosoricida

39

Sasayamamylos

  

110

Microgalecowani

40

Kennalestes

  

111

Microgalebrevicaudata

41

Daulestes

  

112

Tenrececaudatus

42

Uchkudukudon

  

113

Potamogalevelox

43

Kulbeckia

  

Macroscelidea

44

Barunlestes

  

114

Elephantulusrufescens

45

Zalambdalestes

  

115

Elephantulusbrachyrhynchus

  1. Taxa numbers used in Figs. 3, 6, and 7. Bold letters indicate the clade or group taxa belong to.