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Wyolestes apheles

Mammalia - Acreodi

Taxonomy
Wyolestes apheles was named by Gingerich (1981) [genotype]. It is the type species of Wyolestes.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Wyolestes apheles Gingerich

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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
Scrotifera
orderAcreodiMatthew 1909
Mesonychia
genusWyolestes
speciesapheles

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.

Wyolestes apheles Gingerich 1981
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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: carnivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-24 17:56:19
Modified: 2011-04-24 02:56:19
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Gingerich 1982, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Wyolestes apheles (15586 15589 15683 15727 15734 15762 15779 15787 15796 46636 46647 46659)