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Esteslestes ensis

Osteichthyes - Glasbiidae

Taxonomy
Esteslestes ensis was named by Novacek et al. (1991) [genotype]. Its type locality is Lomas las Tetas de Cabra, which is in a Wasatchian fluvial-lacustrine sandstone/siltstone in the Las Tetas de Cabra Formation of Mexico. It is the type species of Esteslestes.

Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Esteslestes ensis Novacek et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
—Marsupialiformes
suborderPolydolopimorphiaArcher 1984
familyGlasbiidae
genusEsteslestes
speciesensis

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.

†Esteslestes ensis Novacek et al. 1991
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available