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Kepolestes coloradensis
Taxonomy
Kepolestes coloradensis was named by Simpson (1927). Its type specimen is YPM 2723, a mandible (right mandible with P4 and M1-8), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Felch Quarry 1, Garden Park, which is in a Kimmeridgian/Tithonian channel sandstone/claystone in the Morrison Formation of Colorado. It is the type species of Kepolestes.
It was considered a nomen dubium by Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004).
It was considered a nomen dubium by Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004).
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.
†Kepolestes coloradensis Simpson 1927
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hopson 1973, Luo et al. 2003, Carroll 1988, 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) | Kepolestes coloradensis (type locality: 28366) |