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Hesperaletes

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8623104https://www.gbif.org/species/8623104
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)317339https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=317339
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Tapiridae : Hesperaletes
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Hesperaletes
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SynapsidaOsborn 1903
-Therapsida
infraorderCynodontia
-EpicynodontiaHopson and Kitching 2001
infraorderEucynodontiaKemp 1982
-ProbainognathiaHopson 1990
-MammaliamorphaRowe 1988
-MammaliaformesRowe 1988
classMammaliaLinnaeus 1758
subclassTribosphenida
infraclassEutheria
-PlacentaliaOwen 1837
orderPerissodactyla
-Tapiromorpha
-Ceratomorpha
superfamilyTapiroideaGill 1872
genusHesperaletesColbert 2006
Scientific NameHesperaletes Colbert, 2006
Name Published InArticle title: Hesperaletes (Mammalia: Perissodactyla), a new tapiroid from the Middle Eocene of southern California.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Hesperaletesgenusbelongs to Tapiroideastated with evidenceColbert, 2006
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
First Recorded Appearance46.2 - 40.4 Ma
Eocene
Last Recorded Appearance40.4 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Eutheria)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietbrowser (based on Tapiroidea)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)M. W. Colbert. 2006. Hesperaletes (Mammalia : Perissodactyla), a new tapiroid from the middle Eocene of southern California. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26(3):697-711

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Hesperaletes borineyi
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
346.2 Ma
Eocene
46.2 Ma
Eocene
Hesperaletes walshi
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
946.2 Ma
Eocene
46.2 Ma
Eocene

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2006Hesperaletes Colbert p. 698

References

Colbert M. W. (2006) Hesperaletes (Mammalia : Perissodactyla), a new tapiroid from the middle Eocene of southern California, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26 3, 697-711 doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[697:HMPANT]2.0.CO;2
inferred from original work (title) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
refer original publication - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
web search (AJR) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
www.organismnames.com (Jul 2012) / web search - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Article title: Hesperaletes (Mammalia: Perissodactyla), a new tapiroid from the Middle Eocene of southern California. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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