†Bustylus germanicus Russell 1964 (eutherian)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Adapisoriculidae
Alternative combinations: Adapisoriculus germanicus, Afrodon germanicus
Belongs to Bustylus according to E. De Bast et al. 2013
See also Gheerbrant 1995 and Gheerbrant and Russell 1989
Sister taxa: Bustylus cernaysi, Bustylus folieae, Bustylus marandati
Type specimen: Wa/358, a mandible (left dentary with M/2-3). Its type locality is Walbeck (Weferlingen), which is in a Selandian fissure fill sandstone/mudstone in Germany.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Belgium (1 collection), France (2), Germany (1)
Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences
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