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Malthacolestes
Taxonomy
Malthacolestes was named by Simpson (1927). Its type is Malthacolestes osborni.
It was synonymized subjectively with Melanodon by Prothero (1981).
It was assigned to Dryolestidae by Simpson (1927), Simpson (1929), Hay (1930), Kraus (1979) and McKenna and Bell (1997).
It was synonymized subjectively with Melanodon by Prothero (1981).
It was assigned to Dryolestidae by Simpson (1927), Simpson (1929), Hay (1930), Kraus (1979) and McKenna and Bell (1997).
Species
M. osborni (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1927 | Malthacolestes Simpson p. 414 |
| 1929 | Malthacolestes Simpson pp. 47, 81-82 |
| 1930 | Malthacolestes Hay p. 374 |
| 1979 | Malthacolestes Kraus p. 164 |
| 1997 | Malthacolestes 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: Hopson 1973, Luo et al. 2003, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Kimmeridgian to the top of the Tithonian or 157.30000 to 145.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Kimmeridgian - Tithonian | USA (Wyoming) | M. osborni (12816) |