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Crypholestes vaughni

Mammalia - Sespedectidae

Taxonomy
Cryptolestes vaughni was named by Novacek (1976) ["genotype"].

It was recombined as Crypholestes vaughni by Novacek (1980), Walsh (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Cryptolestes vaughni Novacek
1980Crypholestes vaughni Novacek
1998Crypholestes vaughni Walsh

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Eulipotyphla
—Erinaceomorpha()
familySespedectidaeNovacek 1985
subfamilySespedectinae
genusCrypholestes
speciesvaughni()

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.

†Crypholestes vaughni Novacek 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Uintan to the top of the Early/Lower Uintan or 46.20000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Crypholestes vaughni (16665 16669 16671 16673 16677 16682 16683 16684 16697 16702 16705 16706 16707 16713 16714 16716 16718 16719 16736 16737 16738 16739 16745 16746 16747 16748 16750 16751 16752 16762)
Late/Upper Uintan - Duchesnean46.2 - 37.0USA (California) Crypholestes vaughni (16616)