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Patriolestes novaceki

Mammalia - Sespedectidae

Taxonomy
Patriolestes novaceki was named by Walsh (1998) [genotype]. Its type locality is Stonecrest Square Site 4 (SDSNH 3784), which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Friars Formation of California. It is the type species of Patriolestes.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Patriolestes novaceki Walsh

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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
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Eulipotyphla
—Erinaceomorpha()
familySespedectidaeNovacek 1985
subfamilySespedectinae
genusPatriolestes
speciesnovaceki

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.

†Patriolestes novaceki Walsh 1998
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Uintan to the top of the Early/Lower Uintan or 46.20000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (46 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Dormaalidae indet. (16713 16715 16718 16719 16738 16739 16746 16747 16748 16751 16752) Dormaaliidae indet. (16665 16710) Patriolestes novaceki (16667 16697 16705 16706 16714 16716 16720 16721 16722 16723 16724 16725 type locality: 16727 16728 16731 16736 16737 16740 16741 16743 16744 16745 16754 16755 16756 16757 16758 16759 16760 16761) Proterixoides davisi (16677) Proterixoides sp. (16666)
Late/Upper Uintan - Duchesnean46.2 - 37.0USA (California) Dormaaliidae indet. (16616)