Genus: Zhangolestes ZAN, WOOD, ROUGIER, JIN, CHEN & SCHAFF, 2006
Etymology: In honor of Mr. Zhang Pulin, who discovered the specimens described and several vertebrate-rich localities in Quantou Formation, along the eastern margin of the Songliao Basin, Jilin Province, China, and Greek, lestes, "hunter," a common name ending for basal mammals.

Species: jiliensis ZAN, WOOD, ROUGIER, JIN, CHEN & SCHAFF, 2006
Etymology: Jiliensis, latinized verison of Jilin, after Jiiln Province, China, where the specimens were collected.

Holotype: Jilin University Geological Museum no. Ya1.23.i

Locality: Northeast of Gongzhuling City, along the eastern margin of the Songliao Basin, Jilin Province, China.

Horizon: Quantou Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Late Cretaceous.

Material: Anterior portion of a left dentary containing i1-p3 plus roots of matrix impressions for at least 2 more teeth.

Referred material:

Jilin University Geological Museum no. Ya2.24.i: Posterior section of a right dentary broken anterior to p4, lacking most of the coronoid process, lacking all of the condyle and angle, but including broken remnants of p4, m2-3 and relatively complete p5-m1.

WOOD, ZAN, CHEN, ROUGIER & SCHAFF, 2006

Numbers: Not given: 2 incomplete dentaries.