Spinolestes xenarthrosus Martin et al. 2015 (mammal)

Mammalia - Eutriconodonta - Gobiconodontidae

Full reference: T. Martin, J. Marugán-Lobón, R. Vullo, H. Martín-Abad, Z.-X. Luo and A. D. Buscalioni. 2015. A Cretaceous eutriconodont and integument evolution in early mammals. Nature 526:380-384

Belongs to Spinolestes according to T. Martin et al. 2015

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MCCMLH30000, a skeleton (Complete skeleton with integumentary structures). Its type locality is Las Hoyas (MCCM collection), which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large limestone/packstone in the La Huérguina Formation of Spain.

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Las Hoyas (MCCM collection)

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