Genus Eolestes Cockerell, 1940

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Type species. Eolestes syntheticus Cockerell, 1940 .

Diagnosis. Same as for monotypic family.

Comment. This genus should not be confused with the invalid junior homonym Eolestes Bown & Schankler, 1982 for an Eocene insectivorous mammal, which was replaced by the valid name Auroralestes Holroyd, Bown & Schankler, 2004 .