Mammalia - Dryolestoidea - Dryolestidae

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: Dryolestidae according to T. Martin et al. 2022

Sister taxa: Amblotherium, Anthracolestes, Beckumia, Comotherium, Dryolestes, Euthlastus, Groebertherium, Guimarotodus, Henkelotherium, Herpetairus, Herpetarius, Kepolestes, Krebsotherium, Lakotalestes, Laolestes, Malthacolestes, Melanodon, Miccylotyrans, Pelicopsis, Peraspalax, Phascolestes, Portopinheirodon

Subtaxa: Minutolestes submersus

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Type: Minutolestes submersus

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

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

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