Dracontolestes Explained

Dracontolestes is a genus of extinct insectivorous mammals in the family Mixodectidae. It is known only from a fragment of fossilized mandible found in Dragon Canyon, Utah.[1] [2]

Species

There is only one known species in the genus, Dracontolestes aphantus.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fossilworks: Dracontolestes. fossilworks.org. 17 December 2021.
  2. Web site: Dracontolestes aphantus Gazin, 1941. 2022-02-09. Smithsonian Institution.

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