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Praolestes

Mammalia - Nyctitheriidae

Taxonomy
Praolestes was named by Matthew et al. (1929). Its type is Praolestes nanus. It is the type genus of Praolestinae.

It was assigned to Leptictidae by Matthew et al. (1929); to Geolabidinae by Van Valen (1967); to Anagalida by Carroll (1988); to Leptictida by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Praolestinae by Lopatin (2006).

Species
P. maximus, P. nanus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Praolestes Matthew et al.
1967Praolestes Van Valen
1988Praolestes Carroll
1997Praolestes McKenna and Bell
2006Praolestes Lopatin

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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
—Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
superfamilySoricoideaGill 1872
familyNyctitheriidaeSimpson 1928
subfamilyPraolestinae
genusPraolestes

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.

G. †Praolestes Matthew et al. 1929
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†Praolestes maximus Kondrashov et al. 2004
†Praolestes nanus Matthew et al. 1929
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 09:08:46
Modified: 2005-09-01 11:08:46
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hooker 2001, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Paleocene or 58.70000 to 55.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gashatan58.7 - 55.8Mongolia P. maximus (132936)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Mongolia (Omngov) P. nanus (133403)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Mongolia (Omnogov) P. nanus, P. maximus (37008)