Mammalia - Soricomorpha - Nyctitheriidae

Full reference: Y. Tong. 1997. Middle Eocene Small Mammals from Liguanqiao Basin of Henan Province and Yuanqu Basin of Shanxi Province, Central China. Palaeontologica Sinica, New Series C 26:1-256

Parent taxon: Nyctitheriidae according to Y. Tong 1997

See also Lopatin 2002 and Lopatin 2006

Sister taxa: Amphidozotheriinae, Asionyctiinae, Eosoricodontinae, Indonyctia, Leptacodon, Limaconyssus, Myolestes, Nyctitheriinae, Nyctitherium, Paradoxonycteris soricodon, Placentidentinae, Praolestinae, Protentomodon, Talpilestinae

Subtaxa: Yuanqulestes qiui

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Type: Yuanqulestes qiui

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Heti Formation Locality 1 (Eocene of China)

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