Zofialestes Fostowicz-Frelik 2016 (eutherian)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Zalambdalestidae

Full reference: L. Fostowicz-Frelik. 2016. A new zalambdalestid (Eutheria) from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia and its implications for the origin of Glires. Palaeontologia Polonica 67:127-136

Parent taxon: Zalambdalestidae according to L. Fostowicz-Frelik 2016

Sister taxa: Alymlestes, Anchilestes, Barunlestes, Kulbeckia, Zalambdalestes, Zhangolestes

Subtaxa: Zofialestes longidens

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Type: Zofialestes longidens

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore

Distribution: found only at southern and eastern Nemegt Basin (Cretaceous of Mongolia)

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