Mammalia - Cimolesta - Cimolestidae

Full reference: S. Bajpai, V. V. Kapur, D. P. Das, B. N. Tiwari, N. Saravanan and R. Sharma. 2005. Early Eocene land mammals from Vastan Lignite Mine, District Surat (Gujarat), Western India. Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India 50(1):101-113

Parent taxon: Cimolestidae according to S. Bajpai et al. 2005

Sister taxa: Aboletylestes, Alveugena, Ambilestes, Avunculus, Bagalestes, Batodon, Betonnia, Chacopterygus, Cimolestes, Delphodon, Gelastops, Ilerdoryctes, Maelestes, Naranius, Paleotomus, Procerberus, Puercolestes, Scollardius, Telacodon

Subtaxa: Suratilestes gingerichi

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Type: Suratilestes gingerichi

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Vastan Lignite Mine (IIT Roorkee collection) (Eocene of India)

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