Culicolestes Cifelli et al. 2016 (mammal)

Mammalia - Tribosphenida

Full reference: R. L. Cifelli, J. E. Cohen, and B. M. Davis. 2016. New tribosphenic mammals from the Mussentuchit Local Fauna (Cedar Mountain Formation, Cenomanian), Utah, USA. Palaeontologia Polonica 67:67-81

Parent taxon: Tribosphenida according to R. L. Cifelli et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Ambondro, Argaliatherium, Ausktribosphenidae, Bishopidae, Brasilestes, Carinalestes, Henosferidae, Idiogenomys, Kermackiidae, Kielantherium, Potamotelses, Tribotherium, Zygiocuspis, Theria, Hypomylos, Picopsidae, Paleomolops, Aegialodon, Potamotelsidae

Subtaxa: Culicolestes kielanae

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Type: Culicolestes kielanae

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (5: Utah collections)

Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences

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