Aspanlestes Nessov 1985 (eutherian)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Zhelestidae

Synonym: Ortalestes Nessov 1997

Full reference: L. A. Nessov. 1985. Novye mlekopitayushchie Mela Kyzylkumov [New mammals from the Cretaceous of Kyzyl-Kum]. Vestnik Leningradskogo Universiteta, Geologiia, Geografiia, series 7 17:8-18

Parent taxon: Zhelestidae according to J. R. Wible et al. 2009

See also Archibald and Averianov 2005, Archibald and Averianov 2012, Averianov 1997, Bi et al. 2015, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Nessov 1985, Nessov 1997, Nessov et al. 1998, Nessov et al. 1994 and Wible et al. 2007

Sister taxa: Alostera, Avitotherium, Azilestes, Beleutinus, Beleutinus orlovi, Borisodon, Eozhelestes, Gallolestes, Kumsuperus, Lainodontinae, Mistralestes, Oxlestes, Parazhelestes, Sheikhdzheilia, Sorlestes, Valentinella, Zhalmouzia, Zhelestes

Subtaxa: Aspanlestes aptap Ortalestes tostak

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Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Kazakhstan (1 collection), Uzbekistan (7)

Total: 8 collections including 9 occurrences

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