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Zalambdalestes

Mammalia - Zalambdalestidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Zalambdalestes Gregory and Simpson p. 14
1928Zalambdalestes Simpson p. 2
1967Zalambdalestes Van Valen
1968Zalambdalestes Kielan-Jaworowska p. 185
1979Zalambdalestes Kielan-Jaworowska et al. p. 223
1997Zalambdalestes McKenna and Bell
2001Zalambdalestes Wible et al. p. 17
2004Zalambdalestes Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 494, 502-503 figs. 13.1E, 13.14B, 13.16, 13.17B, 13.23A
2007Zalambdalestes Wible et al.
2015Zalambdalestes Bi et al.
2022Zalambdalestes Velazco et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Eugnathostomata
Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
RankNameAuthor
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
superfamilyZalambdalestoideaGregory and Simpson 1926
familyZalambdalestidae
genusZalambdalestes

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. †Zalambdalestes Gregory and Simpson 1926
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Zalambdalestes grangeri Simpson 1928
Zalambdalestes lechei Gregory and Simpson 1926
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-07 09:32:47
Modified: 2005-09-07 11:32:47
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 1979, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mongolia (Omngov) Z. sp., Z. lechei (68525)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mongolia (Omnogov Aimak) Z. sp. (68517)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mongolia (Omnogov) Z. grangeri (28195) Z. grangeri, Z. lechei (46152) Z. lechei (22685 37184) Z. sp. (37013) Z. sp., Z. lechei (51033)