Laolestes

Summary

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.

Laolestes
Temporal range: Tithonian-Valanginian, 156.3–132.6 Ma
Jaws and teeth of Laolestes seen from different angles
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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. 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 edit

References edit

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