Valentinella Tabuce et al. 2004 (eutherian)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Zhelestidae

Full reference: R. Tabuce, M. Vianey-Liaud, and G. Garcia. 2004. A eutherian mammal in the latest Cretaceous of Vitrolles, southern France. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 49(3):347-356

Parent taxon: Zhelestidae according to R. Tabuce et al. 2013

See also Gheerbrant and Astibia 2012 and Tabuce et al. 2004

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

Subtaxa: Valentinella vitrollense

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Type: Valentinella vitrollense

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Vitrolles la Plaine, Rognac (Cretaceous of France)

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