Mammalia - Tribosphenida - Zhelestidae
Full reference: E. Gheerbrant and D. Teodori. 2021. An enigmatic specialized new eutherian mammal from the Late Cretaceous of Western Europe (Northern Pyrenees). Comptes Rendus Palevol 20(13):207-223
Parent taxon: Zhelestidae according to E. Gheerbrant and D. Teodori 2021
Sister taxa: Alostera, Aspanlestes, Avitotherium, Beleutinus, Beleutinus orlovi, Borisodon, Eozhelestes, Gallolestes, Kumsuperus, Lainodontinae, Mistralestes, Oxlestes, Parazhelestes, Sheikhdzheilia, Sorlestes, Valentinella, Zhalmouzia, Zhelestes
Subtaxa: Azilestes ragei
Type: Azilestes ragei
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution: found only at Capens, Mas-d'Azil (Cretaceous of France)
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