Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Zhelestidae
Alternative combination: Zalambdalestes mynbulakensis
Synonym: Parazhelestes minor Nessov et al. 1998
Full reference: L. A. Nessov. 1985. Redkie kostnye ryby, nazemiye yashcheritsy i mlekopitayushchie zony limanov i primorskikh nizmennostey mela Kyzylkumov [Rare bony fishes, terrestrial lizards, and mammals in the estuarine and coastal lowland zone of the Kyzyl-Kum Cretaceous]. Yearbook of the All-Union Paleontological Association 28:199-219
Belongs to Parazhelestes according to J. D. Archibald and A. O. Averianov 2005
See also Archibald and Averianov 2012, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Nessov 1985, Nessov et al. 1998 and Nessov et al. 1994
Sister taxon: Parazhelestes robustus
Type specimens:
- Parazhelestes mynbulakensis: CCMGE 36/12000, a mandible (dentary with m2). Its type locality is CBI-4b, Dzharakuduk II, which is in a Turonian/Turonian terrestrial horizon in the Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan.
- Parazhelestes minor: CCMGE 11/12953, a tooth (right M1). Its type locality is CBI-4, Dzharakuduk II, which is in a Turonian/Turonian terrestrial horizon in the Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan.
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Kazakhstan (1 collection), Uzbekistan (5)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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