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Leptalestes prokrejcii

Osteichthyes - Pediomyidae

Taxonomy
Pediomys prokrejcii was named by Fox (1979). Its type specimen is UALVP 14817, a maxilla (left fragmentary maxilla with M1-2), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Irvine microvertebrate site, which is in a Judithian terrestrial horizon in the Dinosaur Park Formation of Canada.

It was recombined as Leptalestes prokrejcii by Davis (2007).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Pediomys prokrejcii Fox
1987Pediomys fassetti Rigby, Jr. and Wolberg
2004Pediomys fassetti Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 443, 457
2004Pediomys prokrejcii Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 443, 457
2007Leptalestes prokrejcii Davis p. 239

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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
superfamilyPediomyoideaSimpson 1927
familyPediomyidae()
genusLeptalestes
speciesprokrejcii()

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.

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Invalid names: Pediomys fassetti Rigby, Jr. and Wolberg 1987 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: omnivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-28 11:05:11
Modified: 2011-04-27 20:05:35
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Clemens 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Judithian to the top of the Edmontonian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Judithian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Pediomys prokrejcii (type locality: 14463)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Pediomys prokrejcii (45671 45822)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Montana) Pediomyidae indet. (14446) Pediomys prokrejcii (14470)
Edmontonian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Mexico) Pediomys fassetti (14496)