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Sespedectinae

Osteichthyes - Sespedectidae

Taxonomy
Sespedectinae was named by Novacek (1985). It is not extant. It was considered monophyletic by Novacek (1985).

It was assigned to Dormaaliidae by Novacek (1985); and to Sespedectidae by Gunnell et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Sespedectinae Novacek
2008Sespedectinae Gunnell et al.

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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
—Erinaceomorpha()
familySespedectidaeNovacek 1985
subfamilySespedectinae
subfamilySespedectinae

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.

Subfm. †Sespedectinae Novacek 1985
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G. †Colpocherus Beard and Dawson 2009
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†Colpocherus mississippiensis Beard and Dawson 2009
G. †Crypholestes Novacek 1980
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†Crypholestes vaughni Novacek 1976
Invalid names: Cryptolestes Novacek 1976 [replaced]
G. †Patriolestes Walsh 1998
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†Patriolestes novaceki Walsh 1998
G. †Proterixoides Stock 1935
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†Proterixoides davisi Stock 1935
G. †Sespedectes Stock 1935
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†Sespedectes singularis Stock 1935
†Sespedectes stocki Novacek 1985
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Duchesnean or 56.00000 to 37.00000 Ma

Collections (117 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Mississippi) Colpocherus mississippiensis (15719)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (Wyoming) Colpocherus sp. (154254 154255)
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Utah) Cryptolestes sp. (16396)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (California) Crypholestes sp. (16712)
Early/Lower Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (California) Crypholestes sp. (16733) Crypholestes sp., Crypholestes vaughni (16762) Crypholestes sp., Dormaalidae indet. (16715) Crypholestes vaughni (16669 16671 16683 16684 16702 16707 16750) Crypholestes vaughni, Dormaalidae indet. (16713 16718 16719 16738 16739 16746 16747 16748 16751 16752) Crypholestes vaughni, Dormaaliidae indet. (16665) Crypholestes vaughni, Patriolestes novaceki (16697 16705 16706 16714 16716 16736 16737 16745) Crypholestes vaughni, Sespedectes singularis (16673 16682) Crypholestes vaughni, Sespedectes singularis, Proterixoides davisi (16677) Dormaaliidae indet. (16710) Patriolestes novaceki (16667 16720 16721 16722 16723 16724 16725 16727 16728 16731 16740 16741 16743 16744 16754 16755 16756 16757 16758 16759 16760 16761) Proterixoides davisi (16772 16774 16776 16778 16779) Proterixoides davisi, Sespedectes singularis (16763 16764 16771) Proterixoides sp. (16666 16692 16769) Proterixoides sp., Sespedectes singularis (16765) Sespedectes singularis (16693 16694 16695 16696 16767 16768 16770)
Early/Lower Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (Texas) Proterixoides sp. (16651)
Early/Lower Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) Sespedectinae indet. (186964)
Late/Upper Uintan45.9 - 39.7Canada (Saskatchewan) Adapisoricidae indet. (16626)
Late/Upper Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (California) Proterixoides davisi, Sespedectes singularis (16585 16766 16780) Sespedectes singularis (167831)
Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (California) Erinaceomorpha indet. (16794) Proterixoides davisi, Sespedectes singularis (16793) Proterixoides davisi, Sespedectes sp. (16603 16615) Proterixoides sp. (16547 16611) Proterixoides sp., Sespedectes singularis (16573) Sespedectes singularis (16783 16785 16789) Sespedectes singularis, Proterixoides sp. (16590 16786 16790 16791)
Late/Upper Uintan - Duchesnean45.9 - 37.0USA (California) Crypholestes sp. (16618 16620) Crypholestes vaughni, Dormaaliidae indet. (16616) Proterixoides sp. (241740) Sespedectes sp. (16529)
Uintan - Duchesnean45.9 - 37.0USA (California) Proterixoides davisi, Sespedectes singularis (16533 16801) Sespedectes singularis (16802)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (California) Proterixoides davisi, Sespedectes singularis (16804 16810 16813) Proterixoides sp., Sespedectes singularis (16527) Sespedectes singularis (16805 16806 16807 16812)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Sespedectes sp. (16845)