Mammalia - Dryolestoidea - Dryolestidae
Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1927. Mesozoic Mammalia. VI. Genera of Morrison pantotheres. American Journal of Science 13:409-416
Parent taxon: Dryolestidae according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Prothero 1981, Simpson 1927 and Simpson 1929
Sister taxa: Amblotherium, Anthracolestes, Beckumia, Comotherium, Dryolestes, Euthlastus, Groebertherium, Guimarotodus, Henkelotherium, Herpetarius, Kepolestes, Krebsotherium, Lakotalestes, Laolestes, Malthacolestes, Melanodon, Miccylotyrans, Minutolestes, Pelicopsis, Peraspalax, Phascolestes, Portopinheirodon
Subtaxa: Herpetairus arcuatus
Type: Dryolestes arcuatus
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of United States (2: Utah, Wyoming collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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