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Dracontolestes
Taxonomy
Dracontolestes was named by Gazin (1941). Its type is Dracontolestes aphantus.
It was assigned to Insectivora by Gazin (1941); and to Mixodectidae by Van Valen (1967), Gunnell (1989) and McKenna and Bell (1997).
It was assigned to Insectivora by Gazin (1941); and to Mixodectidae by Van Valen (1967), Gunnell (1989) and McKenna and Bell (1997).
Species
D. aphantus (type species)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1941 | Dracontolestes Gazin p. 13 figs. Figure 6 |
1967 | Dracontolestes Van Valen |
1989 | Dracontolestes Gunnell p. 56 |
1997 | Dracontolestes 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: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979 |
Age range: Torrejonian or 63.80000 to 60.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Torrejonian | USA (Utah) | D. aphantus (14830) |