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.