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Esteslestes ensis

Osteichthyes - Glasbiidae

Taxonomy
Esteslestes ensis was named by Novacek et al. (1991) [genotype]. Its type locality is Lomas las Tetas de Cabra, which is in a Wasatchian fluvial-lacustrine sandstone/siltstone in the Las Tetas de Cabra Formation of Mexico. It is the type species of Esteslestes.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Esteslestes ensis Novacek et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
suborderPolydolopimorphiaArcher 1984
familyGlasbiidae
genusEsteslestes
speciesensis

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.

Esteslestes ensis Novacek et al. 1991
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: omnivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-28 11:05:11
Modified: 2011-04-27 20:05:35
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Clemens 1979

Age range: Wasatchian or 56.00000 to 51.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1Mexico (Baja California) Didelphidae indet. (type locality: 15671)