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Todralestidae

Osteichthyes - Todralestidae

Taxonomy
Todralestidae was named by Gheerbrant (1991).

It was synonymized subjectively with Pantolestidae by Lopatin (2006).

It was assigned to Proteutheria by Gheerbrant (1991), Gheerbrant (1994); and to Cimolesta by Pickford et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Todralestidae Gheerbrant
1994Todralestidae Gheerbrant
2008Todralestidae Pickford et al. p. 466

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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()
—Cimolesta()
familyTodralestidae
familyTodralestidae

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.

Fm. †Todralestidae Gheerbrant 1991
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G. †Namalestes Pickford et al. 2008
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†Namalestes gheerbranti Pickford et al. 2008
G. †Todralestes Gheerbrant 1991
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†Todralestes butleri Gheerbrant 1993
†Todralestes variabilis Gheerbrant 1991
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, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Lutetian or 59.24000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Morocco (Meknès-Tafilalet) Todralestes sp., Todralestes variabilis (88301) Todralestes variabilis (133241 133243 133244) Todralestes variablis (137197)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Morocco Todralestes butleri (133216)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Namibia (Sperrgebiet) Namalestes gheerbranti (149173)