Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Zhelestidae
Full reference: L. A. Nessov. 1985. Novye mlekopitayushchie Mela Kyzylkumov [New mammals from the Cretaceous of Kyzyl-Kum]. Vestnik Leningradskogo Universiteta, Geologiia, Geografiia, series 7 17:8-18
Parent taxon: Zhelestidae according to J. R. Wible et al. 2007
See also Archibald and Averianov 2005, Archibald and Averianov 2012, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Nessov 1985, Nessov et al. 1998 and Nessov et al. 1994
Sister taxa: Alostera, Aspanlestes, Avitotherium, Azilestes, Beleutinus, Beleutinus orlovi, Borisodon, Eozhelestes, Gallolestes, Kumsuperus, Lainodontinae, Mistralestes, Oxlestes, Parazhelestes, Sheikhdzheilia, Sorlestes, Valentinella, Zhalmouzia
Subtaxa: Zhelestes temirkazyk
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Uzbekistan (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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