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Puercolestes
Taxonomy
Puercolestes was named by Reynolds (1936). Its type is Puercolestes simpsoni.
It was synonymized subjectively with Cimolestes by Van Valen (1967), Clemens (1973), Wilson (1985) and Williamson and Lucas (1993).
It was assigned to Cimolestidae by Williamson et al. (2011).
It was synonymized subjectively with Cimolestes by Van Valen (1967), Clemens (1973), Wilson (1985) and Williamson and Lucas (1993).
It was assigned to Cimolestidae by Williamson et al. (2011).
Species
P. simpsoni (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1936 | Puercolestes Reynolds |
| 2011 | Puercolestes Williamson et al. p. 164 |
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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: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Puercan or 66.00000 to 63.30000 Ma
Collections (13 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pu3 | USA (Montana) | P. simpsoni (14738 218647) | |
| Pu3 | USA (New Mexico) | Cimolestes simpsoni, Cimolestidae indet. (26575) | |
| Puercan | USA (Montana) | P. simpsoni (14743 140079 218650 218655 218938 218939) | |
| Puercan | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Cimolestes simpsoni (14768) | |
| Puercan | USA (New Mexico) | Cimolestes simpsoni (14662 14794) Cimolestes simpsoni, Palaeoryctidae indet. (14760) |