†Borealestes Waldman and Savage 1972 (dodocont)
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Osteichthyes - Docodonta - Docodontidae
Full reference: M. Waldman and R. J. G. Savage. 1972. The first Jurassic mammal from Scotland. Journal of the Geological Society 128:119-125
Parent taxon: Docodontidae according to A. O. Averianov et al. 2010
See also Carroll 1988, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Kron 1979, Pfretzschner et al. 2005, Sigogneau-Russell 2003, Waldman and Savage 1972 and Walker 1969
Sister taxa: Cyrtlatherium, Delsatia, Docodon, Dsungarodon, Gondtherium, Haldanodon, Peraiocynodon
Subtaxa: Borealestes mussetti Borealestes serendipitus
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of the United Kingdom (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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