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Malthacolestes
Taxonomy
Malthacolestes was named by Simpson (1927). Its type is Malthacolestes osborni.
It was synonymized subjectively with Melanodon by Prothero (1981).
It was assigned to Dryolestidae by Simpson (1927), Simpson (1929), Hay (1930), Kraus (1979), McKenna and Bell (1997).
It was synonymized subjectively with Melanodon by Prothero (1981).
It was assigned to Dryolestidae by Simpson (1927), Simpson (1929), Hay (1930), Kraus (1979), McKenna and Bell (1997).
Species
M. osborni (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1927 | Malthacolestes Simpson p. 414 |
| 1929 | Malthacolestes Simpson pp. 47, 81-82 |
| 1930 | Malthacolestes Hay p. 374 |
| 1979 | Malthacolestes Kraus p. 164 |
| 1997 | Malthacolestes McKenna and Bell |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973, Luo et al. 2003 | |||||
Age range: base of the Kimmeridgian to the top of the Tithonian or 154.80000 to 143.10000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Kimmeridgian - Tithonian | USA (Wyoming) | M. osborni (12816) |