†Crypholestes Novacek 1980 (placental)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Sespedectidae
Synonym: Cryptolestes Novacek 1976 [replaced name]
Full reference: M. J. Novacek. 1980. Crypholestes, a New Name for the Early Tertiary Insectivore (Mammalia) Cryptolestes Novacek, 1976. Journal of Paleontology 54(5):1135-1135
Parent taxon: Sespedectinae according to G. F. Gunnell et al. 2008
See also Novacek 1976, Novacek 1980, Novacek 1985, Novacek et al. 1985 and Walsh 1998
Sister taxa: Colpocherus, Patriolestes, Proterixoides, Sespedectes
Subtaxa: Crypholestes vaughni
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (37: California, Utah collections)
Total: 37 collections including 38 occurrences
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