Biology:Brasilestes
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Short description: Extinct genus of mammals
| Brasilestes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Clade: | Tribosphenida |
| Genus: | †Brasilestes Castro et al., 2018 |
| Species: | †B. stardusti
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| Binomial name | |
| †Brasilestes stardusti Castro et al., 2018
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Brasilestes is an extinct genus of mammals from the Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian) of South America. Its type species, B. stardusti, is named after David Bowie.[1][2]
Description
Brasilestes is noted to be relatively large for a Mesozoic mammal, with a length speculated at around 50 cm.[2]
Classification
Brasilestes is a tribosphenic mammal. It is tentatively assigned to Eutheria due to contemporary eutherian remains in the Adamantina Formation.[3]
Palaeoecology
Brasilestes occurs in the Adamantina Formation, alongside a plethora of dinosaur and notosuchian taxa. Contemporary mammals include eutherians, gondwanatheres and meridiolestidans.[3]
References
- ↑ Castro, M. C.; Goin, F. J.; Ortiz-Jaureguizar, E.; Vieytes, E. C.; Tsukui, K.; Ramezani, J.; Batezelli, A.; Marsola, J. C. A. et al. (2018). "A Late Cretaceous mammal from Brazil and the first radioisotopic age for the Bauru Group". Royal Society Open Science 5 (5): 180482. doi:10.1098/rsos.180482. PMID 29892465. Bibcode: 2018RSOS....580482C.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Discovery of the oldest mammal in Brazil pays tribute to David Bowie". https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-06/fda-dot061118.php.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Conheça o Brasilestes stardusti, o mamífero brasileiro que viveu com dinossauros - Jornal O Globo". https://oglobo.globo.com/sociedade/ciencia/conheca-brasilestes-stardusti-mamifero-brasileiro-que-viveu-com-dinossauros-22731467/.
Wikidata ☰ Q61997136 entry
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