Bulaklestes Nessov, 1985

Archibald, J. David & Averianov, Alexander O., 2006, Late Cretaceous asioryctitherian eutherian mammals from Uzbekistan and phylogenetic analysis of Asioryctitheria, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 51 (2), pp. 351-376 : 364

Bulaklestes Nessov, 1985

Type species: Bulaklestes kezbe Nessov, 1985 .

Included species: Only the type species.

Definition.—The type and all species more closely related to B. kezbe than to other asioryctitheres.

Distribution.— Uzbekistan; Late Cretaceous, Turonian.

Diagnosis.—Ratio of M1 average length to ml average length of 1.3 as in Daulestes (derived character), compared to 1.1 for Uchkudukodon gen. nov. (ancestral character). Compared to the next smaller Dzharakuduk asioryctithere, Daulestes inobservabilis , averaging at least 12.6% (range of 2–32%) larger based on measurements of m1 and m2 and averaging at least 16.7% (range of 16–17%) larger based on measurements of M1 (M2 not known for Bulaklestes ). Similar to Daulestes and Uchkudukodon gen. nov. but differing from Kennalestes , Asioryctes , and Ukhaatherium in having P4 two−rooted rather than three−rooted (ancestral character). Similar to Daulestes and Uchkudukodon gen. nov., but differing from Kennalestes , Asioryctes , and Ukhaatherium in having P4 with smaller rather than large protocone swelling (ancestral character). Similar to Daulestes , Uchkudukodon gen. nov., Asioryctes , and Kennalestes but differing from Ukhaatherium in having lower canine double−rooted rather than single−rooted (ancestral character). Similar to Daulestes and Uchkudukodon gen. nov., but differing from Kennalestes , Asioryctes , and Ukhaatherium in lacking diastema between p1 and p2 (ancestral character). Differs from Daulestes , Uchkudukodon gen. nov., Kennalestes , Asioryctes , and Ukhaatherium in having p5 longer than p4 (possibly ancestral character) and having p5 talonid not extending full width of crown (possibly ancestral character) (not reported in Ukhaatherium ).