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Brasilestes
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Clade: Tribosphenida
Genus: †Brasilestes
Castro et al., 2018
Species:
†B. stardusti
Binomial name
†Brasilestes stardusti

Castro et al., 2018

Brasilestes is an extinct genus of mammals from the Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian) of South America. Its type species, B. stardusti, is named after David Bowie.[1][2]

Description

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Brasilestes is noted to be relatively large for a Mesozoic mammal, with a length speculated at around 50 cm.[2]

Classification

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Brasilestes is a tribosphenic mammal. It is tentatively assigned to Eutheria due to contemporary eutherian remains in the Adamantina Formation.[3]

Palaeoecology

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Brasilestes occurs in the Adamantina Formation, alongside a plethora of dinosaur and notosuchian taxa. Contemporary mammals include eutherians, gondwanatheres and meridiolestidans.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Castro, M. C.; Goin, F. J.; Ortiz-Jaureguizar, E.; Vieytes, E. C.; Tsukui, K.; Ramezani, J.; Batezelli, A.; Marsola, J. C. A.; Langer, M. C. (2018). "A Late Cretaceous mammal from Brazil and the first radioisotopic age for the Bauru Group". Royal Society Open Science. 5 (5): 180482. Bibcode:2018RSOS....580482C. doi:10.1098/rsos.180482. PMC 5990825. PMID 29892465.
  • ^ a b "Discovery of the oldest mammal in Brazil pays tribute to David Bowie". EurekAlert!.
  • ^ a b "Conheça o Brasilestes stardusti, o mamífero brasileiro que viveu com dinossauros - Jornal O Globo". oglobo.globo.com. Archived from the original on 2018-05-30.


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