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Taxonomy
Wyolestes was named by Gingerich (1981). It is not extant. Its type is Wyolestes apheles.
It was assigned to Mesonychoidea by Gingerich (1982); to Mesonychidae by Gingerich (1981) and Carroll (1988); to Wyolestidae by Gingerich (1998); and to Cete by Archibald (1998).
It was assigned to Mesonychoidea by Gingerich (1982); to Mesonychidae by Gingerich (1981) and Carroll (1988); to Wyolestidae by Gingerich (1998); and to Cete by Archibald (1998).
Species
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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.
G. †Wyolestes Gingerich 1981
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†Wyolestes apheles Gingerich 1981
†Wyolestes dioctes Gingerich 1982
†Wyolestes iglesius Novacek et al. 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available