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Puercolestes

Osteichthyes - Cimolestidae

Taxonomy
Puercolestes was named by Reynolds (1936). Its type is Puercolestes simpsoni.

It was synonymized subjectively with Cimolestes by Van Valen (1967), Clemens (1973), Wilson (1985), Williamson and Lucas (1993).

It was assigned to Cimolestidae by Williamson et al. (2011).

Species
P. simpsoni (type species)
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Puercolestes Reynolds
2011Puercolestes Williamson et al. p. 164

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Cimolesta()
familyCimolestidaeMarsh 1889
genusPuercolestes

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. †Puercolestes Reynolds 1936
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Puercolestes simpsoni Reynolds 1936
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available