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Kepolestes
Taxonomy
Kepolestes was named by Simpson (1927). Its type is Kepolestes coloradensis.
It was synonymized subjectively with Amblotherium by Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004).
It was assigned to Dryolestidae by Simpson (1927), Simpson (1929), Hay (1930), Kraus (1979), Prothero (1981), McKenna and Bell (1997).
It was synonymized subjectively with Amblotherium by Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004).
It was assigned to Dryolestidae by Simpson (1927), Simpson (1929), Hay (1930), Kraus (1979), Prothero (1981), McKenna and Bell (1997).
Species
K. coloradensis (type species)
Synonymy list
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Luo et al. 2003, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 152.21000 to 145.06000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian | USA (Colorado) | K. coloradensis (28366) |