Laolestes

Laolestes is an extinct genus of dryolestid mammal. 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 UK.

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

See also

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


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