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Alymlestes kielanae

Mammalia - Zalambdalestidae

Taxonomy
Alymlestes kielanae was named by Averianov and Nessov (1995). Its type specimen is ZIN C78332, ALT-1, a tooth (left m1), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kyrkkuduk II, which is in a Campanian marginal marine sandstone in the Dabrazhin Formation of Kazakhstan. It is the type species of Alymlestes.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Alymlestes kielanae Averianov and Nessov
1997Alymlestes kielanae Averianov p. 250
2004Alymlestes kielanae Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 494, 504

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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
Eutheria()
superfamilyZalambdalestoideaGregory and Simpson 1926
familyZalambdalestidae
genusAlymlestesAverianov and Nessov 1995
specieskielanaeAverianov and Nessov 1995

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.

Alymlestes kielanae Averianov and Nessov 1995
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
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, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Kazakhstan (Ongtüstik Qazaqstan) Alymlestes kielanae (type locality: 59730)