A New Stem Placental Mammal from the Early Cretaceous of Mongolia

A new taxon of stem placentals, Hovurlestes noyon gen. et sp. nov. from the Early Cretaceous of Mongolia (Hoovor locality) is described. The new taxon differs from members of the genus Prokennalestes from Hoovor in the single-rooted canine and the presence of cusp e, which is an enhancing interlocking between anterior molars (m1 and m2). Hovurlestes noyon gen. et sp. nov. is one of the rarest mammal taxa from Hoovor, which expands morphological...