Akidolestes
Sign in to saveAkidolestes is an extinct genus of mammals of the family Spalacotheriidae, a group of mammals related to therians (the subclass containing marsupials and placentals).
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It sits within the topics Berriasian life, Cretaceous China and Cretaceous mammals of Asia.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Dentition
- Post-cranial skeleton
- Paleobiology
- Geology and paleoenvironment
- Classification
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Akidolestes is an extinct genus of mammals of the family Spalacotheriidae, a group of mammals related to therians (the subclass containing marsupials and placentals).
The genus name, Akidolestes, is derived from akido, Greek for point, and lestes, Greek for thief. Akido- refers to the pointed snout and -lestes is a common suffix for fossil mammals. The specific epithet, cifelli, is in honor of Richard L. Cifelli, a prominent researcher in prehistoric mammals.
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