Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Spalacotheriidae
Full reference: R. L. Cifelli. 1990. Cretaceous mammals from southern Utah. III. Therian mammals from the Turonian (early Late Cretaceous). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 10(3):332-345
Parent taxon: Spalacolestinae according to G. Han and J. Meng 2016
See also Cifelli 1990, Cifelli and Madsen 1999, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Li and Luo 2006 and McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Aliaga, Heishanlestes, Lactodens, Shalbaatar, Spalacolestes, Spalacotheroides, Symmetrodontoides, Yaverlestes
Subtaxa: Spalacotheridium mckennai Spalacotheridium noblei
Type: Spalacotheridium mckennai
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (10: Montana, Utah collections)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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