Biology:Khuduklestes
| Khuduklestes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Missing taxonomy template (fix): | Incertae sedis/Mammalia |
| Genus: | †Khuduklestes Sigogneau-Russell et al., 1994 |
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| †Khuduklestes bohlini Sigogneau-Russell et al., 1994
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Khuduklestes is a genus of extinct mammal of uncertain affinities from the Late Cretaceous of China . It is rather similar to the also carnivorous and taxonomically uncertain Oxlestes, being slightly smaller.[1]
Description
Khuduklestes is currently represented by a single specimen, a vertebral axis, known from Cenomanian deposits in the Gansu Province of China . It is rather similar to Oxlestes and is among the largest vertebral mammalian remains from the Mesozoic, indicating a cat-sized animal.
Classification
Khuduklestes was initially placed in Deltatheroida on the basis of its similarity to Oxlestes. However, much as Oxlestes, its identity as a deltatheroidean has also been questioned, and it has periodically also been considered a member of the eutherian clade of mammals.[2]
References
- ↑ Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska, Richard L. Cifelli, Zhe-Xi Luo (2004). "Chapter 12: Metatherians". Mammals from the Age of Dinosaurs: origins, evolution, and structure. New York: Columbia University Press. pp. 425–262. ISBN:0-231-11918-6.
- ↑ Guillermo Rougier, New specimen of Deltatheroides cretacicus (Metatheria, Deltatheroida) from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia, BULLETIN OF CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 36(DEC 2004):245-266 · SEPTEMBER 2009
Wikidata ☰ Q12900620 entry
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