The discovery of Volaticotherium provided the earliest-known record of a gliding mammal (70 million years older than the next oldest example), until the discovery of the contemporary haramiyidans Maiopatagium, Vilevolodon and Xianshou, and provided further evidence of mammalian diversity during the Mesozoic Era.
The discovery of Volaticotherium played a pivotal role in shedding light on gliding mammals, dating back 70 million years prior to the next oldest instance. This finding was subsequently bolstered by the discovery of Maiopatagium, Vilevolodon and Xianshou, which underscored the richness of mammalian diversity during the Mesozoic Era.