†Hyracolestes Matthew and Granger 1925 (eutherian)
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Mammalia - Cimolesta - Sarcodontidae
Full reference: W. D. Matthew and W. Granger. 1925. Fauna and correlation of the Gashato Formation of Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 189:1-12
Parent taxon: Sarcodontinae according to A. V. Lopatin 2006
See also Carroll 1988, Lopatin and Kondrashov 2004, Matthew and Granger 1925 and Van Valen 1967
Sister taxa: Carnilestes, Metasarcodon, Prosarcodon, Sarcodon
Subtaxa: Hyracolestes ermineus
Type: Hyracolestes ermineus
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of France (2 collections)
• Paleocene of China (3), Mongolia (2)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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