†Patriolestes Walsh 1998 (placental)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Sespedectidae
Full reference: S. L. Walsh. 1998. Notes on the anterior dentition and skull of Proterixoides (Mammalia: Insectivora: Dormaaliidae), and a new dormaaliid genus from the early Uintan (Middle Eocene) of southern California. Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History 34:1-26
Parent taxon: Sespedectinae according to G. F. Gunnell et al. 2008
See also Walsh 1998
Sister taxa: Colpocherus, Crypholestes, Proterixoides, Sespedectes
Subtaxa: Patriolestes novaceki
Type: Patriolestes novaceki
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (46: California collections)
Total: 46 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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