Borealestes

Bor-e-al-es-teez.
By Claire Morris
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Claire Morris

Marine Paleontologist

Claire Morris has dedicated her career to exploring the depths of prehistoric oceans. Her fascination with ancient marine life has led her to discover significant fossils that illuminate the evolution of early sea creatures.

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Morris, C. (2013, January 14). Borealestes. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/borealestes/

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Name

Borealestes ‭(‬Northern brigand‭)‬.

Phonetic

Bor-e-al-es-teez.

Named By

M.‭ ‬Waldman‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Savage‭ ‬-‭ ‬1972.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Cynodontia,‭ ‬Docodonta.

Diet

‭I‬nsectivore‭?‬/Omnivore‭?

Species

B.‭ ‬serendipitus‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Scotland,‭ ‬Isle of Skye‭ ‬-‭ ‬Kilmaluag Formation.

Time Period

Bathonian of the Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Teeth,‭ ‬jaws and partial post cranial remains.

In Depth

       Borealestes is a genus of docodont therapsid that lived in Scotland during the Permian.‭ ‬A former species B.‭ ‬mussettae,‭ ‬has now been given its own genus,‭ ‬Dobunnodon.

Further reading

-‭ ‬The first Jurassic mammal from Scotland.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of the Geological Society‭ ‬128:119-125.‭ ‬-‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Waldman‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Savage‭ ‬-‭ ‬1972.

-‭ ‬The morphology of the petrosal and stapes of Borealestes‭ (‬Mammaliaformes,‭ ‬Docodonta‭) ‬from the Middle Jurassic of Skye,‭ ‬Scotland.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Papers in Palaeontology.‭ ‬-‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Panciroli,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Benson‭ & ‬Z.-X.‭ ‬Liu‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

-‭ ‬The mandible and dentition of Borealestes serendipitus‭ (‬Docodonta‭) ‬from the Middle Jurassic of Skye,‭ ‬Scotland.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology,‭ ‬39‭(‬3‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Panciroli,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Benson‭ & ‬Z.-X.‭ ‬Liu‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

-‭ ‬New species of mammaliaform and the cranium of Borealestes‭ (‬Mammaliformes:‭ ‬Docodonta‭) ‬from the Middle Jurassic of the British Isles.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society‭ ‬-‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Panciroli,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Benson,‭ ‬V.‭ ‬Fernandez,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Butler,‭ ‬N.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Fraser,‭ ‬Z.‭ ‬-X.‭ ‬Luo‭ & ‬S.‭ ‬Walsh‭ ‬-‭ ‬2021.

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