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Zhelestes
Taxonomy
Zhelestes was named by Nessov (1985).
It was assigned to Zhelestidae by Nessov et al. (1994), Nessov et al. (1998), Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004), Archibald and Averianov (2005) and Wible et al. (2007); and to Zhelestinae by Nessov (1985) and Archibald and Averianov (2012).
It was assigned to Zhelestidae by Nessov et al. (1994), Nessov et al. (1998), Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004), Archibald and Averianov (2005) and Wible et al. (2007); and to Zhelestinae by Nessov (1985) and Archibald and Averianov (2012).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1985 | Zhelestes Nessov pp. 15-16 |
| 1994 | Zhelestes Nessov et al. pp. 63-64, 71 |
| 1998 | Zhelestes Nessov et al. p. 53 |
| 2004 | Zhelestes Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 494, 510 fig. 13.26A |
| 2005 | Zhelestes Archibald and Averianov |
| 2007 | Zhelestes Wible et al. |
| 2012 | Zhelestes Archibald and Averianov p. 363 |
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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. †Zhelestes Nessov 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Late/Upper Turonian or 93.50000 to 89.30000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 89.3 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 89.3 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian | Uzbekistan (Navoi) | Sorlestes budan (46959 58168 118246) Z. temirkazyk (58174) | |
| Late/Upper Turonian - Coniacian | Uzbekistan (Navoi) | Zhelestidae indet. (123485) |