Cifellitherium Martin et al. 2022 (mammal)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Spalacotheriidae

Full reference: T. Martin, A. O. Averianov, J. A. Schultz, R. Schellhorn, and A. H. Schwermann. 2022. First spalacotheriid and dryolestid mammals from the Cretaceous of Germany. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 67(1):155-175

Parent taxon: Spalacotheriidae according to T. Martin et al. 2022

Sister taxa: Akidolestes, Infernolestes, Peralestes, Spalacolestinae, Spalacotherium, Symmetrolestes

Subtaxa: Cifellitherium suderlandicum

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Type: Cifellitherium suderlandicum

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Balve-Beckum limestone quarry (Cretaceous of Germany)

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