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Crypholestes

Mammalia - Sespedectidae

Taxonomy
Crypholestes was named by Novacek (1980). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Dormaaliidae by Novacek (1980), Novacek et al. (1985); and to Sespedectinae by Novacek (1985), Gunnell et al. (2008).

Species
C. vaughni

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Cryptolestes Novacek
1980Crypholestes Novacek
1985Crypholestes Novacek
1985Crypholestes Novacek et al. p. 5
2008Crypholestes Gunnell et al.

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Eulipotyphla
—Erinaceomorpha()
familySespedectidaeNovacek 1985
subfamilySespedectinae
genusCrypholestes

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.

G. †Crypholestes Novacek 1980
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†Crypholestes vaughni Novacek 1976
Invalid names: Cryptolestes Novacek 1976 [replaced]
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: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (37 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Utah) Cryptolestes sp. (16396)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (California) C. sp. (16712)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) C. sp. (16715 16733) C. sp., C. vaughni (16762) C. 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)
Late/Upper Uintan - Duchesnean46.2 - 37.0USA (California) C. sp. (16618 16620) C. vaughni (16616)