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Alymlestes kielanae

Osteichthyes - Zalambdalestidae

Taxonomy
Alymlestes kielanae was named by Averianov and Nessov (1995). Its type specimen is ZIN C78332, ALT-1, a tooth (left m1), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kyrkkuduk II, which is in a Campanian marginal marine sandstone in the Dabrazhin Formation of Kazakhstan. It is the type species of Alymlestes.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Alymlestes kielanae Averianov and Nessov
1997Alymlestes kielanae Averianov p. 250
2004Alymlestes kielanae Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 494, 504

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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()
superfamilyZalambdalestoideaGregory and Simpson 1926
familyZalambdalestidae
genusAlymlestesAverianov and Nessov 1995
specieskielanaeAverianov and Nessov 1995

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.

†Alymlestes kielanae Averianov and Nessov 1995
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-07 09:32:47
Modified: 2005-09-07 11:32:47
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Kazakhstan (Ongtüstik Qazaqstan) Alymlestes kielanae (type locality: 59730)