| Brasilestes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Clade: | Tribosphenida |
| Genus: | †Brasilestes Castroet al., 2018 |
| Species: | †B. stardusti |
| Binomial name | |
| †Brasilestes stardusti Castroet al., 2018 | |
Brasilestes is an extinct genus ofmammals from theLate Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian) ofSouth America. Its type species,B. stardusti, is named afterDavid Bowie.[1][2]
Brasilestes is noted to be relatively large for a Mesozoic mammal, with a length speculated at around 50 cm.[2]
Brasilestes is atribosphenic mammal. It is tentatively assigned toEutheria due to contemporary eutherian remains in theAdamantina Formation.[3]
Brasilestes occurs in theAdamantina Formation, alongside a plethora ofdinosaur andnotosuchian taxa. Contemporary mammals include eutherians,gondwanatheres andmeridiolestidans.[3]
