†Azilestes ragei Gheerbrant and Teodori 2021 (eutherian)
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Mammalia - Tribosphenida - Zhelestidae
Full reference: E. Gheerbrant and D. Teodori. 2021. An enigmatic specialized new eutherian mammal from the Late Cretaceous of Western Europe (Northern Pyrenees). Comptes Rendus Palevol 20(13):207-223
Belongs to Azilestes according to E. Gheerbrant and D. Teodori 2021
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MNHN.F CTE 215, a mandible (fragment of left dentary with damaged M1 and M2). Its type locality is Capens, Mas-d'Azil, which is in a Maastrichtian fluvial-deltaic sandstone in the Grès de Labarre Formation of France.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution: found only at Capens, Mas-d'Azil
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