ammonites
Daulestes kulbeckensis Trofimov and Nessov 1979 (placental mammal)

Mammalia - Theriiformes

Synonyms: Kennalestes uzbekistanensis Nessov 1997, Kumlestes olzha Nessov 1985

Belongs to Daulestes according to J. D. Archibald and A. O. Averianov 2005

Sister taxon: Daulestes inobservabilis

Type specimens:

  • Daulestes kulbeckensis: CCMGE 1/11758, a mandible (right dentary fragment with c1 and m1). Its type locality is CDZh-17a, Dzharakuduk, which is in a Turonian terrestrial horizon in the Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan.
  • Kennalestes uzbekistanensis: CCMGE 72/12455. Its type locality is CBI-4, Dzharakuduk, which is in a Coniacian terrestrial horizon in the Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan.
  • Kumlestes olzha: CCMGE 1/12176, a mandible (dentary with m1, 2). Its type locality is CBI-4b, Dzharakuduk, which is in a Coniacian terrestrial horizon in the Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan.

Ecology: scansorial insectivore