Hovurlestes Lopatin and Averianov 2018 (eutherian)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha

Full reference: A. V. Lopatin and A. O. Averianov. 2018. A New Stem Placental Mammal from the Early Cretaceous of Mongolia. Doklady Biological Sciences 478(1):8-11

Parent taxon: Eutheria according to A. V. Lopatin and A. O. Averianov 2018

Sister taxa: Acristatherium, Adapisoriculidae, Ambolestes, Asioryctidae, Asioryctitheria, Bibymalagasia, Cimolesta, Didymoconida, Durlstodon, Durlstotherium, Endotherium, Eomaia, Heptaconodon, Heptaconodon dubium, Holoclemensiidae, Horolodectidae, Indoclemensia, Juramaia, Kennalestoidea, Leptictida, Meridiungulata, Mingotheriidae, Montanalestes, Mutica, Nanocuridae, Notopterna, Palaeorycteropus, Paranyctoides, Paraxonia, Placentalia, Proteutheria, Prozalambdalestes, Quadripedes, Sahnitherium, Sazlestes, Sinodelphys, Taeniodonta, Tamirtheria, Therictoidea, Trogontia, Zalambdalestoidea, Zhelestidae

Subtaxa: Hovurlestes noyon

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Type: Hovurlestes noyon

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Khovboor (PIN coll. 3101) [SMPE] (Cretaceous of Mongolia)

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