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Heishanlestes changi

Mammalia - Spalacotheriidae

Taxonomy
Heishanlestes changi was named by Hu et al. (2005). Its type specimen is IVPP V 7480, a mandible (a nearly complete right dentary containing p1–4, m1–6), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Badaohao coal mine, which is in an Aptian/Albian fluvial-lacustrine mudstone/conglomerate in the Shahai Formation of China. It is the type species of Heishanlestes.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Heishanlestes changi Hu et al. p. 4 figs. 1-5

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Spalacotherioidea
familySpalacotheriidaeMarsh 1887
subfamilySpalacolestinae
genusHeishanlestes
specieschangi

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.

†Heishanlestes changi Hu et al. 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialuc
Diet: insectivoreuc
Created: 2005-09-06 19:53:51
Modified: 2005-09-07 19:44:02
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Luo et al. 2003, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973

Age range: base of the Aptian to the top of the Albian or 125.00000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5China (Liaoning) Heishanlestes changi (type locality: 36971)