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Myolestes

Osteichthyes - Nyctitheriidae

Taxonomy
Myolestes was named by Matthew (1909). Its type is Myolestes dasypelix.

It was synonymized subjectively with Nyctitherium by Robinson (1968), Gazin (1976); it was synonymized subjectively with Marsholestes by McKenna and Haase (1992).

It was assigned to Nyctitheriidae by Hay (1930); and to Geolabidinae by Van Valen (1967).

Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Carrano on 2024-03-29

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Myolestes Matthew
1930Myolestes Hay p. 435
1967Myolestes Van Valen
1976Myolestes Krishtalka

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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
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
superfamilySoricoideaGill 1872
familyNyctitheriidaeSimpson 1928
genusMyolestes

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. †Myolestes Matthew 1909
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available