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Dryolestidae
Taxonomy
Dryolestidae was named by Marsh (1879). It is not extant. Its type is Dryolestes.
It was assigned to Mammalia by Marsh (1887); to Polyprotodontia by Hay (1902); to Pantotheria by Simpson (1928), Simpson (1929) and Hay (1930); to Dryolestoidea by Lillegraven and McKenna (1986); to Eupantotheria by Clemens (1963), Clemens and Lees (1971), Kraus (1979) and Carroll (1988); to Dryolestoidea by Prothero (1981), Bonaparte (1986) and Engelmann and Callison (1998); to Dryolestida by Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004); and to Dryolestoidea by Rougier et al. (2011) and Cifelli et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Mammalia by Marsh (1887); to Polyprotodontia by Hay (1902); to Pantotheria by Simpson (1928), Simpson (1929) and Hay (1930); to Dryolestoidea by Lillegraven and McKenna (1986); to Eupantotheria by Clemens (1963), Clemens and Lees (1971), Kraus (1979) and Carroll (1988); to Dryolestoidea by Prothero (1981), Bonaparte (1986) and Engelmann and Callison (1998); to Dryolestida by Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004); and to Dryolestoidea by Rougier et al. (2011) and Cifelli et al. (2014).
Subtaxa
Amblotherium (syn. Kurtodon, Athrodon, Laodon, Stylacodon, Stylodon, Achyrodon), Anthracolestes, Beckumia, Comotherium, Dryolestes (syn. Asthenodon) (type genus), Euthlastus, Groebertherium, Guimarotodus, Henkelotherium, Herpetairus, Herpetarius, Kepolestes, Krebsotherium, Lakotalestes, Laolestes, Malthacolestes, Melanodon, Miccylotyrans, Minutolestes, Pelicopsis, Peraspalax, Phascolestes, Portopinheirodon
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1879 | Dryolestidae Marsh |
1887 | Dryolestidae Marsh p. 334 |
1902 | Dryolestidae Hay p. 569 |
1928 | Dryolestidae Simpson p. 127 |
1929 | Dryolestidae Simpson p. 47 |
1930 | Dryolestidae Hay p. 372 |
1963 | Dryolestidae Clemens p. 62 |
1971 | Dryolestidae Clemens and Lees pp. 126-128 |
1979 | Dryolestidae Kraus p. 164 |
1981 | Dryolestidae Prothero p. 286 |
1986 | Dryolestidae Bonaparte p. 51 |
1986 | Dryolestidae Lillegraven and McKenna p. 25 |
1988 | Dryolestidae Carroll |
1998 | Dryolestidae Engelmann and Callison p. 368 |
2004 | Dryolestidae Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 380-382 |
2011 | Dryolestidae Rougier et al. p. S15 |
2014 | Dryolestidae Cifelli et al. |
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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.
Fm. †Dryolestidae Marsh 1879
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G. †Amblotherium Owen 1871
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†Amblotherium megistodon Foster et al. 2020
†Amblotherium nanum Owen 1871
†Amblotherium pusillum Owen 1866
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Invalid names: Achyrodon pusillus Owen 1871 [synonym], Stylodon robustus Owen 1866 [synonym]
†Amblotherium soricinum Owen 1871
Invalid names: Achyrodon Owen 1871 [synonym], Kurtodon Osborn 1887 [synonym], Laodon Marsh 1887 [synonym], Stylacodon Marsh 1879 [synonym], Stylodon Owen 1866 [replaced]
G. †Dryolestes Marsh 1878
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†Dryolestes leirensis Martin 1999
†Dryolestes obtusus Marsh 1880
†Dryolestes priscus Marsh 1878
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Invalid names: Asthenodon segnis Marsh 1887 [synonym], Herpetairus humilis Simpson 1929 [synonym], Laolestes grandis Simpson 1929 [synonym], Stylacodon validus Marsh 1880 [synonym]
†Dryolestes tenax Marsh 1889
†Dryolestes vorax Marsh 1879
Invalid names: Asthenodon Marsh 1887 [synonym]
G. †Groebertherium Bonaparte 1986
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†Groebertherium novasi Bonaparte 1986
†Groebertherium stipanicici Bonaparte 1986
G. †Herpetarius Simpson 1927
G. †Laolestes Simpson 1927
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†Laolestes andresi Martin 1999
†Laolestes eminens Simpson 1927
†Laolestes goodrichi Simpson 1929
†Laolestes hodsoni Clemens and Lees 1971
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available