Triconolestes Explained

Triconolestes is an extinct genus of Late Jurassic eutriconodont mammal from the Morrison Formation, present in stratigraphic zones 4.^[1] Known from only a single molar, it is a small mammal typically considered an amphilestid.^{[2] [3]} However, it has also been compared to Argentoconodon, which has been considered a volaticothere related to gliding mammals such as Volaticotherium and Ichthyoconodon.^{[4] [5]}

See also

• List of prehistoric mammals
• Paleobiota of the Morrison Formation

References

• Foster, J. (2007). Jurassic West: The Dinosaurs of the Morrison Formation and Their World. Indiana University Press. 389pp.

Notes and References

1. Foster, J. (2007). "Appendix." Jurassic West: The Dinosaurs of the Morrison Formation and Their World. Indiana University Press. pp. 327-329.
2. Rougier. Guillermo W.. Garrido. Alberto. Gaetano. Leandro. Puerta. Pablo F.. Corbitt. Cynthia. Novacek. Michael J.. 2007. https://bioone.org/journals/american-museum-novitates/volume-2007/issue-3580/0003-0082(2007)3580[1:FJTFSA2.0.CO;2/First-Jurassic-Triconodont-from-South-America/10.1206/0003-0082(2007)3580[1:FJTFSA]2.0.CO;2.full First Jurassic Triconodont from South America]. American Museum Novitates. 3580. 1–17. 10.1206/0003-0082(2007)3580[1:FJTFSA]2.0.CO;2. 85676529 . 0003-0082.
3. Gaetano. Leandro C.. Rougier. Guillermo W.. 2012-12-01. First Amphilestid from South America: A Molariform from the Jurassic Cañadón Asfalto Formation, Patagonia, Argentina. Journal of Mammalian Evolution. en. 19. 4. 235–248. 10.1007/s10914-012-9194-1. 16988665 . 1573-7055. 11336/68489. free.
4. Gaetano. Leandro C.. Rougier. Guillermo W.. 2011. New Materials of Argentoconodon fariasorum (Mammaliaformes, Triconodontidae) from the Jurassic of Argentina and Its Bearing on Triconodont Phylogeny. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 31. 4. 829–843. 10.1080/02724634.2011.589877. 2011JVPal..31..829G . 85069761 . 0272-4634. 11336/68497. free.
5. Averianov. A.O.. Lopatin. A.V.. 2011. Phylogeny of triconodonts and symmetrodonts and the origin of extant mammals. Doklady Biological Sciences. 436. 1. 32–35. 10.1134/S0012496611010042. 21374009 . 10324906 .