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Spalacolestes

Mammalia - Spalacotheriidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Spalacolestes Cifelli and Madsen
2000Spalacolestes Cifelli et al.
2002Spalacolestes Averianov p. 714
2004Spalacolestes Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 345, 368-369 figs. 9.1D, 9.3D, 9.10C
2006Spalacolestes Li and Luo p. 197
2016Spalacolestes Han and Meng

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
RankNameAuthor
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Spalacotherioidea
familySpalacotheriidaeMarsh 1887
subfamilySpalacolestinae
genusSpalacolestes

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.

G. †Spalacolestes Cifelli and Madsen 1999
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Spalacolestes cretulablatta Cifelli and Madsen 1999
Spalacolestes inconcinnus Cifelli and Madsen 1999
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: Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Luo et al. 2003

Age range: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Utah) S. cretulablatta (14398 14399 14400 14403) S. cretulablatta, S. inconcinnus (14405) Symmetrodonta indet. (14396)