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Dryolestidae

Mammalia - Dryolestidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Dryolestidae Marsh
1887Dryolestidae Marsh p. 334
1902Dryolestidae Hay p. 569
1928Dryolestidae Simpson p. 127
1929Dryolestidae Simpson p. 47
1930Dryolestidae Hay p. 372
1963Dryolestidae Clemens p. 62
1971Dryolestidae Clemens and Lees pp. 126-128
1979Dryolestidae Kraus p. 164
1981Dryolestidae Prothero p. 286
1986Dryolestidae Bonaparte p. 51
1986Dryolestidae Lillegraven and McKenna p. 25
1988Dryolestidae Carroll
1998Dryolestidae Engelmann and Callison p. 368
2004Dryolestidae Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 380-382
2011Dryolestidae Rougier et al. p. S15
2014Dryolestidae Cifelli 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
RankNameAuthor
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
superorderDryolestoidea(Butler 1939)
familyDryolestidaeMarsh 1879
familyDryolestidaeMarsh 1879

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.

Fm. †Dryolestidae Marsh 1879
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G. †Amblotherium Owen 1871
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Amblotherium debilis Marsh 1881
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Invalid names: Dryolestes gracilis Marsh 1881 [replaced]
Amblotherium gracilis Marsh 1879
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Invalid names: Laodon venustus Marsh 1887 [synonym]
Amblotherium megistodon Foster et al. 2020
Amblotherium nanum Owen 1871
Amblotherium pusillum Owen 1866
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Invalid names: Achyrodon pusillus Owen 1871 [synonym], Stylodon robustus Owen 1866 [synonym]
Invalid names: Achyrodon Owen 1871 [synonym], Kurtodon Osborn 1887 [synonym], Laodon Marsh 1887 [synonym], Stylacodon Marsh 1879 [synonym], Stylodon Owen 1866 [replaced]
G. †Anthracolestes Averianov et al. 2014
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Anthracolestes sergeii Averianov et al. 2014
G. †Beckumia Martin et al. 2022
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Beckumia sinemeckelia Martin et al. 2022
G. †Comotherium Prothero 1981
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Comotherium richi Prothero 1981
G. †Dryolestes Marsh 1878
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Dryolestes leirensis Martin 1999
Dryolestes obtusus Marsh 1880
Dryolestes priscus Marsh 1878
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Invalid names: Asthenodon segnis Marsh 1887 [synonym], Herpetairus humilis Simpson 1929 [synonym], Laolestes grandis Simpson 1929 [synonym], Stylacodon validus Marsh 1880 [synonym]
Dryolestes tenax Marsh 1889
Dryolestes vorax Marsh 1879
Invalid names: Asthenodon Marsh 1887 [synonym]
G. †Euthlastus Simpson 1927
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Euthlastus cordiformis Simpson 1927
G. †Groebertherium Bonaparte 1986
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Groebertherium novasi Bonaparte 1986
Groebertherium stipanicici Bonaparte 1986
G. †Guimarotodus Martin 1999
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Guimarotodus inflatus Martin 1999
G. †Henkelotherium Krebs 1991
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G. †Herpetairus Simpson 1927
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Herpetairus arcuatus Marsh 1879
G. †Herpetarius Simpson 1927
G. †Kepolestes Simpson 1927
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Kepolestes coloradensis Simpson 1927
G. †Krebsotherium Martin 1999
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G. †Lakotalestes Cifelli et al. 2014
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Lakotalestes luoi Cifelli et al. 2014
G. †Laolestes Simpson 1927
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Laolestes andresi Martin 1999
Laolestes eminens Simpson 1927
Laolestes goodrichi Simpson 1929
Laolestes hodsoni Clemens and Lees 1971
G. †Malthacolestes Simpson 1927
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Malthacolestes osborni Simpson 1927
G. †Melanodon Simpson 1927
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Melanodon oweni Simpson 1927
G. †Miccylotyrans Simpson 1927
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Miccylotyrans minimus Simpson 1927
G. †Minutolestes Martin et al. 2022
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Minutolestes submersus Martin et al. 2022
G. †Pelicopsis Simpson 1927
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Pelicopsis dubius Simpson 1927
G. †Peraspalax Owen 1871
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Peraspalax talpoides Owen 1871
G. †Phascolestes Owen 1871
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Phascolestes dubius Osborn 1888
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Invalid names: Phascolestes longirostris Owen 1871 [synonym]
G. †Portopinheirodon Martin 1999
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialuc
Diet: insectivoreuc
Created: 2005-09-06 19:53:51
Modified: 2005-09-07 19:44:02
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Luo et al. 2003

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Bathonian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 167.70000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (38 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) Dryolestidae indet. (61891)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Dryolestidae indet. (39075)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal (Leiria) Dryolestidae indet., Dryolestes leirensis, Guimarotodus inflatus, Krebsotherium lusitanicum, Henkelotherium guimarotae (24563)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0USA (Wyoming) Comotherium richi, Laolestes eminens, Amblotherium gracilis (39431) Dryolestes sp. (13212) Dryolestidae indet., Amblotherium megistodon (49636) Laolestes sp., Comotherium richi, Melanodon oweni, Dryolestes arcuatus, Laolestes eminens, Dryolestes priscus, Dryolestes vorax, Dryolestes gracilis, Asthenodon segnis, Stylacodon validus, Laodon venustus, Stylacodon gracilis, Malthacolestes osborni, Euthlastus cordiformis, Miccylotyrans minimus, Pelicopsis dubius, Melanodon goodrichi, Herpetairus humilis, Laolestes grandis, Dryolestes obtusus (12816)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0USA (Utah) Dryolestidae indet., Amblotherium sp., Herpetairus arcuatus, Amblotherium debilis, Dryolestes priscus, Amblotherium gracilis, Euthlastus cordiformis (53035)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal (Centro) Dryolestidae indet. (49304) Laolestes andresi, Portopinheirodon asymmetricus (69708)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal (Lourinha) Dryolestidae indet. (154213)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian155.7 - 145.0USA (Colorado) Kepolestes coloradensis, Dryolestes gracilis (28366)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0USA (Utah) Dryolestes sp., Euthlastus sp. (57913)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0USA (Wyoming) Amblotherium sp., Herpetarius humilis, Comotherium richi, Amblotherium debilis, Laolestes eminens, Dryolestes priscus, Melanodon goodrichi (39426) Amblotherium sp., Laolestes eminens, Dryolestoidea indet. (39427)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0USA (Colorado) Dryolestidae indet. (48161 53040)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0USA (Utah) Dryolestes priscus (191718)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0USA (Colorado) Eupantotheria indet. (71476)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0USA (Wyoming) Dryolestes sp., Laolestes sp. (56654)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian150.8 - 140.2Morocco (Oriental) Dryolestidae indet. (45726)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian150.8 - 140.2Morocco (Figuig) Dryolestidae indet. (204936 204979 204990)
Early/Lower Berriasian - Middle Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) Amblotherium sp., Peraspalax sp., Phascolestes sp. (28401)
Early/Lower Berriasian - Middle Berriasian145.0 - 140.2France (Poitou-Charentes) Dryolestidae indet. (61930)
Middle Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) Dryolestidae indet., Amblotherium sp., Amblotherium soricinum, Peraspalax talpoides, Kurtodon pusillus, Amblotherium mustelula, Achyrodon nanus, Achyrodon pusillus, Stylodon pusillus, Stylodon robustus, Phascolestes longirostris (72142)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8France (Poitou-Charentes) Dryolestidae indet. (142093)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Late/Upper Valanginian145.0 - 136.4USA (South Dakota) Lakotalestes luoi (135449)
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4United Kingdom (England) Melanodon goodrichi (102993) Melanodon hodsoni (117934)
Late/Upper Valanginian - Early/Lower Barremian140.2 - 125.45USA (South Dakota) Lakotalestes luoi (135450)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Minutolestes submersus, Beckumia sinemeckelia (152548)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Argentina (Río Negro) Dryolestidae indet. (132358)
Judithian83.5 - 70.6USA (Wyoming) Dryolestidae indet. (14465)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Argentina (Río Negro) Groebertherium indet., Groebertherium stipanicici, Groebertherium novasi (45087) Groebertherium stipanicici (48999)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Bolivia (Cochabamba) Dryolestoidea indet. 1 (12855)