Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Zhelestidae
Full reference: A. Averianov and J. D. Archibald. 2005. Mammals from the mid-Cretaceous Khodzhakul Formation, Kyzylkum Desert, Uzbekistan. Cretaceous Research 26(4):593-608
Belongs to Sheikhdzheilia according to J. D. Archibald and A. Averianov 2012
See also Archibald and Averianov 2005 and Averianov and Archibald 2005
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: ZIN 88438, a mandible (right dentary fragment with p5, m1, talonid of m2, and alveoli for p4 and m3). Its type locality is SSHD-8, Sheikhdzheili, which is in a Cenomanian fluvial horizon in the Khodzhakul Formation of Uzbekistan.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Uzbekistan (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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