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Litolestes
Taxonomy
Litolestes was named by Jepsen (1930). It is not extant. Its type is Litolestes ignotus.
It was assigned to Creotarsinae by Van Valen (1967); and to Erinaceidae by Jepsen (1930), Novacek et al. (1985), Scott (2006), Gunnell et al. (2008).
It was assigned to Creotarsinae by Van Valen (1967); and to Erinaceidae by Jepsen (1930), Novacek et al. (1985), Scott (2006), Gunnell et al. (2008).
Species
L. ignotus (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1930 | Litolestes Jepsen |
| 1967 | Litolestes Van Valen |
| 1985 | Litolestes Novacek et al. p. 10 |
| 2006 | Litolestes Scott p. 1706 |
| 2008 | Litolestes Gunnell 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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available