Montanalestes
Extinct family of mammals
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Montanalestes is an extinct mammal known from the Cretaceous in North America.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Subclass: | Theria |
| Clade: | Eutheria |
| Genus: | †Montanalestes Cifelli, 1999 |
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Classification
Known from only six fossil teeth, Montanalestes is an example of the less well-preserved early eutherians found on the northern hemisphere, apparently more closely related to later eutherians than Prokennalestes, and Murtoilestes.[1][3]
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