†Acristatherium yanensis Hu et al. 2010 (eutherian)
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Full reference: Y. Hu, J. Meng, C. Li and Y. Wang. 2010. New basal eutherian mammal from the Early Cretaceous Jehol biota, Liaoning, China. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 277:229-236
Belongs to Acristatherium according to Y. Hu et al. 2010
See also Zhou and Wang 2010
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IVPP V15004, a skull (Partial skull with associated partial right lower jaw that bears nearly complete right upper and lower dentitions). Its type locality is Yanzigou, Shanyuan, which is in a Barremian/Aptian fluvial horizon in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution: found only at Yanzigou, Shanyuan
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