Laolestes

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Laolestes
Temporal range: Tithonian-Valanginian, 156.3–132.6  Ma
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Jaws and teeth of Laolestes seen from different angles
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Dryolestida
Family: Dryolestidae
Genus: Laolestes
Simpson, 1927
Type species
Laolestes eminens
Simpson, 1927
Other species
  • L. andresiMartin, 1999
  • L. goodrichi(Simpson, 1929 [originally Melanodon])
  • L. hodsoni(Clemens & Lees, 1971 [originally Melanodon])
  • L. oweni(Simpson, 1927 [originally Melanodon])
Synonyms
  • MalthacolestesSimpson, 1927
  • MelanodonSimpson, 1927

Laolestes is an extinct genus of dryolestid mammal. Fossil remains are known from the Morrison Formation, in stratigraphic zones 5 and 6., [1] the Late Jurassic of Portugal, and Early Cretaceous Wadhurst Clay of the United Kingdom.

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References

  1. Foster, J. (2007). "Appendix." Jurassic West: The Dinosaurs of the Morrison Formation and Their World. Indiana University Press. pp. 327-329.