Spalacolestes cretulablatta Cifelli and Madsen 1999 (mammal)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Spalacotheriidae

Full reference: R. L. Cifelli and S. K. Madsen. 1999. Spalacotheriid symmetrodonts (Mammalia) from the medial Cretaceous (upper Albian or lower Cenomanian) Mussentuchit local fauna, Cedar Mountain Formation, Utah, USA. Geodiversitas 21(2):167-214

Belongs to Spalacolestes according to Z. Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004

See also Cifelli and Madsen 1999

Sister taxon: Spalacolestes inconcinnus

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (6: Utah collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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