†Changlelestes dissetiformis Tong and Wang 1993 (placental)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Changlelestidae
Full reference: Y. Tong and J. Wang. 1993. A New Soricomorph (Mammalia, Insectivora) from the Early Eocene of Wutu Basin, Shandong. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 31(1):19-32
Belongs to Changlelestes according to Y. Tong and J. Wang 1993
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IVPP V10306-1-5, a partial skull (Right maxillary and paired mandibles). Its type locality is Xishangtuan Coal Mine, which is in an Eocene terrestrial coal in the Wutu Formation of China.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of China (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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