†order Meridiolestida Rougier et al. 2011 (mammal)
Full reference: G. W. Rougier, S. ApesteguĂa, and L. C. Gaetano. 2011. Highly specialized mammalian skulls from the Late Cretaceous of South America. Nature 479:98-102
Parent taxon: Dryolestoidea according to A. G. Martinelli et al. 2021
See also Chimento et al. 2012 and Rougier et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Amphitheriida, Barberenia, Brandonia, Dryolestida, Dryolestidae, Paurodontidae
Subtaxa: Austrotriconodon Cronopio Leonardus Mesungulatoidea Necrolestes
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
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