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Meridiolestida
Taxonomy
Meridiolestida was named by Rougier et al. (2011). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Dryolestoidea by Rougier et al. (2011) and Chimento et al. (2012); and to Dryolestoidea by Martinelli et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Dryolestoidea by Rougier et al. (2011) and Chimento et al. (2012); and to Dryolestoidea by Martinelli et al. (2021).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2011 | Meridiolestida Rougier et al. p. 98 |
| 2012 | Meridiolestida Chimento et al. |
| 2021 | Meridiolestida Martinelli et al. |
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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.
Or. †Meridiolestida Rougier et al. 2011
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G. †Austrotriconodon Bonaparte 1986
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†Austrotriconodon mckennai Bonaparte 1986
†Austrotriconodon sepulvedai Bonaparte 1992
Unr. †Mesungulatoidea Rougier et al. 2011
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Fm. †Mesungulatidae Bonaparte 1986
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G. †Mesungulatum Bonaparte and Soria 1985
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†Mesungulatum houssayi Bonaparte and Soria 1985
†Mesungulatum lamarquensis Rougier et al. 2009
Invalid names: Quirogatherium Bonaparte 1990 [synonym]
Invalid names: Peligrotheriidae Bonaparte et al. 1993 [empty], Reigitheriidae Bonaparte 1990 [empty]
G. †Necrolestes Ameghino 1891
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†Necrolestes mirabilis Goin et al. 2007
†Necrolestes patagonensis Ameghino 1891
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Luo et al. 2003, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Cenomanian to the top of the Santacrucian or 99.60000 to 16.30000 Ma
Collections (17 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Argentina (Río Negro) | Cronopio dentiacutus (225915) | |
| Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian | Argentina (Neuquén) | Mesungulatidae indet. (84310) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Chile (Última Esperanza) | Orretherium tzen (210648) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Argentina (Río Negro) | Austrotriconodon sepulvedai, Reigitherium bunodonta, Quirogatherium major, Leonardus cuspidatus (231686) Mesungulatum houssayi, Mesungulatidae indet., Austrotriconodon mckennai, Meridiolestida indet. (45087) Mesungulatum lamarquensis (48999) | |
| Maastrichtian | Argentina (Chubut) | Coloniatherium cilinskii (121188 121189) Coloniatherium cilinskii, Reigitherium bunodontum (121187) Coloniatherium sp. (233611) Reigitherium bunodontum (36447 193738) | |
| Danian | Argentina (Chubut) | Peligrotherium tropicalis (95914) | |
| Aquitanian | Argentina | Necrolestes patagonensis (206766) | |
| Colhuehuapian | Argentina (Chubut) | Necrolestes mirabilis (141368) | |
| Santacrucian | Argentina | Necrolestes patagonensis (206768) | |
| Santacrucian | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | Necrolestes patagonensis (142533) |