Beckumia sinemeckelia Martin et al. 2022 (mammal)

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

Belongs to Beckumia according to T. Martin et al. 2022

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: WMNM P82301, a mandible (left mandible with strongly worn m2–m5 present, other teeth fallen out or broken off postmortem). Its type locality is Balve-Beckum limestone quarry, which is in a Barremian/Aptian karst claystone/siltstone in Germany.

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Balve-Beckum limestone quarry

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