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Auroralestes simpsoni

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Leipsanolestes simpsoni was named by Bown (1979). It is the type species of Auroralestes.

It was recombined as Eolestes simpsoni by Bown and Schankler (1982), Novacek et al. (1985); it was recombined as Auroralestes simpsoni by Holroyd et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Leipsanolestes simpsoni Bown
1982Eolestes simpsoni Bown and Schankler
1985Eolestes simpsoni Novacek et al. p. 11
2004Auroralestes simpsoni Holroyd et al. p. 979

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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
superfamilyErinaceoidae(Gill 1872)
genusAuroralestes
speciessimpsoni(Bown 1979)

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.

Auroralestes simpsoni Bown 1979
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Diagnosis
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