†Zaraalestes minutus Matthew and Granger 1924 (placental)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Changlelestidae
Alternative combination: Tupaiodon minutus
Synonym: Ictopidium tatalgolensis Sulimski 1970
Full reference: W. D. Matthew and W. Granger. 1924. New insectivores and ruminants from the Tertiary of Mongolia, with remarks on the correlation. American Museum Novitates 105:1-7
Belongs to Zaraalestes according to G. Storch and D. Dashzeveg 1997
See also Lopatin 2003, Matthew and Granger 1924, Sulimski 1970 and Ziegler et al. 2007
Sister taxon: Zaraalestes russelli
Type specimens:
- Zaraalestes minutus: AMNH 19135, a mandible (dext. with p3-m1).
- Ictopidium tatalgolensis: Z. Pal Mgm-III/4, a mandible (dext. with i1-p2, p4-m3). Its type locality is Khatan Khayrkhan, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in Mongolia.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Mongolia (20 collections)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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