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Parazhelestes mynbulakensis

Mammalia - Zhelestidae

Taxonomy
Zalambdalestes mynbulakensis was named by Nessov (1985). Its type specimen is CCMGE 36/12000, a mandible (dentary with m2), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CBI-4b, Dzharakuduk II, which is in a Turonian/Turonian terrestrial horizon in the Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan.

It was synonymized subjectively with Sorlestes budan by Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004); it was recombined as Parazhelestes mynbulakensis by Archibald and Averianov (2005) and Archibald and Averianov (2012).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Zalambdalestes mynbulakensis Nessov p. 212 figs. Pl. 2:2
1994Zalambdalestes mynbulakensis Nessov et al. p. 66 figs. pl. 5, fig. 2
1998Parazhelestes minor Nessov et al. p. 55 figs. 12, 13, 20, 21
2004Parazhelestes minor Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 495, 510-511
2005Parazhelestes mynbulakensis Archibald and Averianov
2012Parazhelestes mynbulakensis Archibald and Averianov p. 379 figs. 11-17

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
familyZhelestidaeNessov 1990
genusParazhelestesNessov 1993
speciesmynbulakensis()

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.

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Invalid names: Parazhelestes minor Nessov et al. 1998 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. D. Archibald and A. Averianov 2012Differs from P. robustus in lower teeth averaging 13% smaller (range equals 4 to 21%) and upper teeth averaging 10% smaller (range equals 7 to 13%) and width of M3 subequal to M2 [37(0)].
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Turonian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 93.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Uzbekistan (Navoi) Parazhelestes minor (58165) Parazhelestes sp. (58168) Zalambdalestes mynbulakensis (58179 type locality: 118246)
Late/Upper Turonian - Coniacian93.5 - 86.3Uzbekistan (Navoi) Parazhelestes minor (123485)
Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian86.3 - 70.6Kazakhstan (Qyzylorda) Parazhelestes mynbulakensis (164672)