Sulestes Nessov 1985 (metatherian)

Mammalia - Deltatheroida - Deltatheridiidae

Synonyms: Deltatherus Nessov 1997, Marsasia Nessov 1997

Full reference: L. A. Nessov. 1985. Redkie kostnye ryby, nazemiye yashcheritsy i mlekopitayushchie zony limanov i primorskikh nizmennostey mela Kyzylkumov [Rare bony fishes, terrestrial lizards, and mammals in the estuarine and coastal lowland zone of the Kyzyl-Kum Cretaceous]. Yearbook of the All-Union Paleontological Association 28:199-219

Parent taxon: Deltatheridiidae according to A. O. Averianov et al. 2010

See also Archibald and Averianov 2005, Averianov and Kielan-Jaworowska 1999, Bi et al. 2015, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Nessov 1985, Nessov 1997, Nessov et al. 1994 and Williamson et al. 2012

Sister taxa: Atokatheridium, Deltatheridium, Gurbanodelta, Hydotherium, Lotheridium, Nanocuris, Oklatheridium, Sulestinae, Tsagandelta

Subtaxa: Sulestes karakshi

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Ecology: scansorial carnivore-durophage

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Uzbekistan (10 collections)

Total: 10 collections including 12 occurrences

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