†Deccanolestes hislopi Prasad and Sahni 1988 (eutherian)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Adapisoriculidae
Belongs to Deccanolestes according to G. V. R. Prasad et al. 1994
See also Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004 and Rana and Wilson 2003
Sister taxa: Deccanolestes narmadensis, Deccanolestes robustus
Type specimen: VPL/JU/NKIM/10, a tooth (right [upper] M1). Its type locality is Naskal microvertebrate site, which is in a Maastrichtian fluvial-lacustrine mudstone/mudstone in India.
Ecology: arboreal insectivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of India (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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