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Berrulestes

Osteichthyes - Macroscelidea - Louisinidae

Taxonomy
Berrulestes was named by Hooker and Russell (2012). Its type is Berrulestes phelizoni.

It was assigned to Louisinidae by Hooker and Russell (2012).

Species
B. pellouini, B. phelizoni (type species), B. poirieri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Berrulestes Hooker and Russell

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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
superorderAfrotheria
—Afroinsectiphilia
—Afroinsectivora
orderMacroscelideaButler 1956
familyLouisinidae
genusBerrulestes

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. †Berrulestes Hooker and Russell 2012
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†Berrulestes pellouini Hooker and Russell 2012
†Berrulestes phelizoni Hooker and Russell 2012
†Berrulestes poirieri Hooker and Russell 2012
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: insectivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:05:41
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:05:41
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Thanetian or 61.66000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Belgium B. sp. (68431)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0France (Champagne-Ardenne) B. phelizoni, B. pellouini (137125) B. phelizoni, B. pellouini, B. poirieri (68428 87925) B. phelizoni, B. poirieri (87943) B. sp. 1 (137132)