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Kepolestes
Taxonomy
Kepolestes was named by Simpson (1927).
It was synonymized subjectively with Amblotherium by Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004).
It was assigned to Dryolestidae by Simpson (1927), Simpson (1929), Kraus (1979), Prothero (1981) and McKenna and Bell (1997).
It was synonymized subjectively with Amblotherium by Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004).
It was assigned to Dryolestidae by Simpson (1927), Simpson (1929), Kraus (1979), Prothero (1981) and McKenna and Bell (1997).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1927 | Kepolestes Simpson p. 413 |
1929 | Kepolestes Simpson pp. 47. 69-70 |
1979 | Kepolestes Kraus p. 164 |
1981 | Kepolestes Prothero p. 297 |
1997 | Kepolestes McKenna and Bell |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973, Luo et al. 2003, Carroll 1988 |
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 155.70000 to 145.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian | USA (Colorado) | K. coloradensis (28366) |