Hyracolestes ermineus Matthew and Granger 1925 (eutherian)

Mammalia - Cimolesta - Sarcodontidae

Full reference: W. D. Matthew and W. Granger. 1925. Fauna and correlation of the Gashato Formation of Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 189:1-12

Belongs to Hyracolestes according to Matthew and Granger 1925

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: AMNH 20425, a mandible. Its type locality is Gashato (AMNH), which is in a Paleocene terrestrial horizon in the Khashat Formation of Mongolia.

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of China (3 collections), Mongolia (2)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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