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Maelestes
Taxonomy
Maelestes was named by Wible et al. (2007).
It was assigned to Cimolestidae by Wible et al. (2007), Wible et al. (2009) and Williamson et al. (2011); and to Tamirtheria by Velazco et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Cimolestidae by Wible et al. (2007), Wible et al. (2009) and Williamson et al. (2011); and to Tamirtheria by Velazco et al. (2022).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2007 | Maelestes Wible et al. p. 1003 |
2009 | Maelestes Wible et al. fig. 30 |
2011 | Maelestes Williamson et al. p. 174 |
2022 | Maelestes Velazco et al. |
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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: Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002 |
Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Late/Upper Campanian | Mongolia | M. gobiensis (87870) |