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Zalambdalestoidea

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Zalambdalestoidea was named by Gregory and Simpson (1926).

It was reranked as the unranked clade Zalambdalestoidea by Averianov and Archibald (2005).

It was assigned to Euarchontoglires by Archibald and Averianov (2005); to Gliriformes by Averianov and Archibald (2005); and to Eutheria by Halliday et al. (2017).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Zalambdalestoidea Gregory and Simpson
1985Otlestinae Nessov p. 15
1989Otlestidae Kielan-Jaworowska and Dashzeveg p. 348
1997Otlestidae Averianov p. 248
2004Otlestidae Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 494, 497
2005Zalambdalestoidea Archibald and Averianov
2005Zalambdalestoidea Averianov and Archibald p. 595
2017Zalambdalestoidea Halliday et al.

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
superfamilyZalambdalestoideaGregory and Simpson 1926
superfamilyZalambdalestoideaGregory and Simpson 1926

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.

Superfm. †Zalambdalestoidea Gregory and Simpson 1926
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Fm. †Bobolestidae Nessov 1989
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G. †Bobolestes Nessov 1985
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Bobolestes zenge Nessov 1985
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Invalid names: Otlestes meiman Nessov 1985 [synonym]
Invalid names: Otlestes Nessov 1985 [synonym]
Fm. †Zalambdalestidae Gregory and Simpson 1926
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G. †Alymlestes Averianov and Nessov 1995
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Alymlestes kielanae Averianov and Nessov 1995
G. †Anchilestes Qiu and Li 1977
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Anchilestes impolitus Qiu and Li 1977
G. †Barunlestes Kielan-Jaworowska 1975
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Barunlestes butleri Kielan-Jaworowska 1975
G. †Kulbeckia Nessov 1993
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Kulbeckia kulbecke Nessov 1993
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Invalid names: Kulbeckia kansaica Nessov 1993 [synonym], Kulbeckia rara Nessov 1993 [synonym]
G. †Zalambdalestes Gregory and Simpson 1926
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Zalambdalestes grangeri Simpson 1928
Zalambdalestes lechei Gregory and Simpson 1926
G. †Zhangolestes Zan et al. 2006
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Zhangolestes jilinensis Zan et al. 2006
G. †Zofialestes Fostowicz-Frelik 2016
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Zofialestes longidens Fostowicz-Frelik 2016
Invalid names: Kulbeckiidae Nessov 1993 [synonym]
Invalid names: Otlestidae Nessov 1985 [invalid subgroup]
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: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Valanginian to the top of the Early/Lower Paleocene or 139.80000 to 61.70000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Russian Federation (Buryat) Prokennalestes abramovi, Kennalestoidea indet. (58196)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5China (Jilin) Zhangolestes jilinensis (72321)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Uzbekistan (Navoi) Bobolestes zenge (58208) Zalambdalestidae indet., Otlestes meiman (64684)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Uzbekistan (Navoi) Kulbeckia kulbecke (46959 58166) Kulbeckia sp. (58168)
Late/Upper Turonian - Coniacian93.5 - 86.3Uzbekistan (Navoi) Kulbeckia sp., Kulbeckia kulbecke (123485)
Santonian - Campanian86.3 - 72.1Mongolia (Dornogov) Zalambdalestidae indet. (80183)
Early/Lower Santonian85.8 - 83.5Tajikistan (Sogd) Kulbeckia kulbecke (58701)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Mongolia (Omngov) Zalambdalestes sp., Zalambdalestes lechei (68525)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Kazakhstan (Ongtüstik Qazaqstan) Alymlestes kielanae, Otlestidae indet. (59730)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mongolia (Omnogov) Barunlestes butleri (118259) Zalambdalestes grangeri (28195) Zalambdalestes grangeri, Zalambdalestes lechei (46152) Zalambdalestes lechei (22685) Zalambdalestes sp. (37013) Zalambdalestes sp., Zalambdalestes lechei (51033)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mongolia (Omnogov Aimak) Zalambdalestes lechei (37184) Zalambdalestes sp. (68517)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mongolia (Omnogov) Barunlestes butleri (11582 13776 28243 37022)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0India (Madhya Pradesh) Otlestidae indet. (75493)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.7China (Anhui) Anchilestes impolitus (132953)