Wyolestes iglesius Novacek et al. 1991 (mesonychian)

Mammalia - Acreodi

Full reference: M. J. Novacek, I. Ferrusquía-Villafranca, J. J. Flynn, A. R. Wyss, and M. A. Norell. 1991. Wasatchian (early Eocene) mammals and other vertebrates from Baja California, Mexico : the Lomas Las Tetas de Cabra fauna. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 208:1-88

Belongs to Wyolestes according to M. J. Novacek et al. 1991

Sister taxa: Wyolestes apheles, Wyolestes dioctes

Type specimen: Its type locality is Lomas las Tetas de Cabra, which is in a Wasatchian fluvial-lacustrine sandstone/siltstone in the Las Tetas de Cabra Formation of Mexico

Ecology: scansorial carnivore

Distribution: found only at Lomas las Tetas de Cabra

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