Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Dryolestidae

Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1927. Mesozoic Mammalia. VI. Genera of Morrison pantotheres. American Journal of Science 13:409-416

Parent taxon: Dryolestidae according to G. F. Engelmann and G. Callison 1998

See also Kraus 1979, McKenna and Bell 1997, Prothero 1981 and Simpson 1929

Sister taxa: Amblotherium, Anthracolestes, Beckumia, Comotherium, Dryolestes, Euthlastus, Groebertherium, Guimarotodus, Henkelotherium, Herpetairus, Kepolestes, Krebsotherium, Lakotalestes, Laolestes, Malthacolestes, Melanodon, Miccylotyrans, Minutolestes, Pelicopsis, Peraspalax, Phascolestes, Portopinheirodon

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Quarry 9, Pit A (AMNH/YPM) (Jurassic of Wyoming)

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