Cifellilestes Davis et al. 2022 (mammaliaform)

Osteichthyes - Morganucodonta

Full reference: B. M. Davis, K. R. K. Jäger, G. W. Rougier, K. Trujillo, and K. Chamberlain. 2022. A morganucodontan mammaliaform from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, Utah, USA. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 67(1):77-93

Parent taxon: Morganucodonta according to B. M. Davis et al. 2022

Sister taxa: Bridetherium, Cherwellia, Hallautherium, Megazostrodontidae, Morganucodontidae, Paceyodon, Purbeckodon, Storchodon, Stylidens

Subtaxa: Cifellilestes ciscoensis

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Type: Cifellilestes ciscoensis

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Cisco Mammal Quarry, OMNH V1728 (Jurassic of Utah)

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