†Kepolestes coloradensis Simpson 1927 (mammal)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Dryolestidae
Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1927. Mesozoic Mammalia. VI. Genera of Morrison pantotheres. American Journal of Science 13:409-416
Belongs to Kepolestes according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Carpenter 1999, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Kraus 1979, Prothero 1981, Simpson 1927 and Simpson 1929
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: YPM 2723, a mandible (right mandible with P4 and M1-8). Its type locality is Felch Quarry 1, Garden Park (YPM), which is in a Kimmeridgian/Tithonian channel sandstone/claystone in the Morrison Formation of Colorado.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution: found only at Felch Quarry 1, Garden Park (YPM)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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