Laolestes

Laolestes; Temporal range: Tithonian-Valanginian, 156.3–132.6 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Jaws and teeth of Laolestes seen from different angles
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	†Dryolestida
Family:	†Dryolestidae
Genus:	†Laolestes; Simpson, 1927
Type species
	†Laolestes eminens; Simpson, 1927
Other species
	†L. andresi Martin, 1999; †L. goodrichi (Simpson, 1929 [originally Melanodon]); †L. hodsoni (Clemens & Lees, 1971 [originally Melanodon]); †L. oweni (Simpson, 1927 [originally Melanodon]);
Synonyms
	Malthacolestes Simpson, 1927; Melanodon Simpson, 1927;

Laolestes is an extinct genus of dryolestid mammal. Fossil remains are known from the Morrison Formation, in stratigraphic zones 5 and 6.,^[1] the Late Jurassic of Portugal, and Early Cretaceous Wadhurst Clay of the United Kingdom.

References

^ Foster, J. (2007). "Appendix." Jurassic West: The Dinosaurs of the Morrison Formation and Their World. Indiana University Press. pp. 327-329.