Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Zalambdalestidae
Full reference: W. K. Gregory and G. G. Simpson. 1926. Cretaceous mammal skulls from Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 225:1-20
Belongs to Zalambdalestes according to J. R. Wible et al. 2004
See also Gregory and Simpson 1926, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 1979, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Kielan-Jaworozski 1984 and Simpson 1928
Sister taxon: Zalambdalestes grangeri
Type specimen: AMNH 21708, a partial skull. Its type locality is Shabarakh Usu (AMNH loc. 12049), which is in a Campanian eolian sandstone in the Djadokhta Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mongolia (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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