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Cifellilestes ciscoensis

Osteichthyes - Morganucodonta

Taxonomy
Cifellilestes ciscoensis was named by Davis et al. (2022). Its type specimen is OMNH 80538, a partial skull (right skull fragment preserving partial palate and snout, and postcanine dentition), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cisco Mammal Quarry, OMNH V1728, which is in a Tithonian crevasse splay mudstone/sandstone in the Morrison Formation of Utah. It is the type species of Cifellilestes.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Cifellilestes ciscoensis Davis et al.

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

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.

Cifellilestes ciscoensis Davis et al. 2022
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Luo et al. 2003, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

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) Cifellilestes ciscoensis (type locality: 191718)