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Cifellilestes

Osteichthyes - Morganucodonta

Taxonomy
Cifellilestes was named by Davis et al. (2022). Its type is Cifellilestes ciscoensis.

It was assigned to Morganucodonta by Davis et al. (2022).

Species
C. ciscoensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Cifellilestes Davis et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
orderMorganucodontaKermack et al. 1973
genusCifellilestes

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. †Cifellilestes Davis et al. 2022
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†Cifellilestes ciscoensis Davis et al. 2022
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialuc
Diet: insectivoreuc
Created: 2011-04-24 23:35:11
Modified: 2011-04-24 08:35:11
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Luo et al. 2003, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Tithonian or 149.20000 to 145.06000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06USA (Utah) C. ciscoensis (191718)