Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Zalambdalestidae
Full reference: Z. Kielan-Jaworowska. 1975. Preliminary description of two new eutherian genera from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia. Palaeontologia Polonica 33:5-15
Belongs to Barunlestes according to Z. Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004
See also Kielan-Jaworowska 1975 and Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 1979
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: ZPal MgM-I/77, a partial skeleton (damaged skull with both dentaries and a large part of the postcranial skeleton). Its type locality is Khulsan (general) [PMPE], which is in a Campanian/Campanian eolian sandstone/sandstone in the Baruungoyot Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mongolia (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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