Juchilestes

Ju-shil-es-teez.
By Lilah Turner
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Lilah Turner

Evolutionary Biologist

Lilah Turner investigates how prehistoric animals adapted to changing environments, offering insights into evolution's mechanisms.

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Turner, L. (2015, August 3). Juchilestes. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/juchilestes/

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Name

Juchilestes.

Phonetic

Ju-shil-es-teez.

Named By

C.‭ ‬-L.‭ ‬Gao,‭ ‬G.‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Wilson,‭ ‬Z.‭ ‬Luo,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Maga,‭ ‬Q.‭ ‬Meng and X.‭ ‬Wang‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Amphidontidae.

Diet

Insectivore‭?

Species

J.‭ ‬liaoningensis‭

Size

Skull‭ ‬4.1‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

China,‭ ‬Liaoning Province‭ ‬-‭ ‬Yixian Formation.

Time Period

Aptian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Skull,‭ ‬lower jaws and teeth.

In Depth

       Juchilestes is a genus of amphidont mammal that lived in China during the early Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new mammal skull from the Lower Cretaceous of China with implications for the evolution of obtuse-angled molars and‭ ‘‬amphilestid‭’ ‬eutriconodonts.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B‭ ‬277:237-246.‭ ‬-‭ ‬C.‭ ‬-L.‭ ‬Gao,‭ ‬G.‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Wilson,‭ ‬Z.‭ ‬Luo,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Maga,‭ ‬Q.‭ ‬Meng and X.‭ ‬Wang‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

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