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Culicolestes

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy

Species
C. kielanae (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Culicolestes Cifelli et al. p. 73

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
genusCulicolestes

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. †Culicolestes Cifelli et al. 2016
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Culicolestes kielanae Cifelli et al. 2016
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. L. Cifelli et al. 2016As for the type and only species.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialuc
Diet: insectivoreuc
Created: 2005-09-06 19:53:51
Modified: 2005-09-07 19:44:02
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973, Luo et al. 2003, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Utah) C. kielanae (14396 14397 14398 14399 14400)