Mammalia - Tribosphenida

Full reference: M. C. Castro, F. J. Goin, E. Ortiz-Jaureguizar, E. C. Vieytes, K. Tsukui, J. Ramezani, A. Batezelli, J. C. A. Marsola, and M. C. Langer. 2018. A Late Cretaceous mammal from Brazil and the first radioisotopic age for the Bauru Group. Royal Society Open Science 5:180482:1-11

Parent taxon: Tribosphenida according to M. C. Castro et al. 2018

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

Subtaxa: Brasilestes stardusti

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Type: Brasilestes stardusti

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Buriti Farm (palaeosol 2) (Cretaceous of Brazil)

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