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Leptalestes krejcii

Mammalia - Pediomyidae

Taxonomy
Pediomys krejcii was named by Clemens (1966). Its type specimen is UCMP 51390, a maxilla (left fragmentary maxilla with P3 and M1-3), and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Leptalestes krejcii by Davis (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Pediomys krejcii Clemens
1979Pediomys krejcii Clemens p. 193
2004Pediomys krejcii Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 443, 457
2007Leptalestes krejcii Davis p. 237

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
superfamilyPediomyoideaSimpson 1927
familyPediomyidae()
genusLeptalestes
specieskrejcii()

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.

Leptalestes krejcii Clemens 1966
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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: Edmontonian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Pediomys krejcii (14502)
Edmontonian70.6 - 66.0USA (Montana) Pediomys krejcii (14503)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Pediomys krejcii (14519 14557 14566)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Pediomys krejcii (14630 14634)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Pediomys krejcii (14604 14612)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Montana) Pediomys krejcii (14508 14516 14517 14521 14549 14575 14597 14618 14624 14648 14649 172642)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Pediomys krejcii (14558)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Pediomys krejcii (14585)