Cifellilestes ciscoensis 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

Belongs to Cifellilestes according to B. M. Davis et al. 2022

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: OMNH 80538, a partial skull (right skull fragment preserving partial palate and snout, and postcanine dentition). Its type locality is Cisco Mammal Quarry, OMNH V1728, which is in a Tithonian crevasse splay mudstone/sandstone in the Morrison Formation of Utah.

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Cisco Mammal Quarry, OMNH V1728

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