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Pseudorhyncocyonidae

Mammalia - Pseudorhyncocyonidae

Taxonomy
Pseudorhyncocyonidae was named by Sigé (1974). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Leptictida by Carroll (1988); and to Placentalia by Hooker (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Pseudorhyncocyonidae Sigé
1988Pseudorhyncocyonidae Carroll
2013Pseudorhyncocyonidae Hooker

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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()
superorderLeptictida
familyPseudorhyncocyonidaeSigé 1974
familyPseudorhyncocyonidaeSigé 1974

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. †Pseudorhyncocyonidae Sigé 1974
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G. †Diaphyodectes Russell 1964
G. †Fordonia Marandat 1989
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†Fordonia lavocati Marandat 1989
†Fordonia lawsoni Hooker 2013
G. †Leptictidium Tobien 1962
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†Leptictidium auderiense Tobien 1962
†Leptictidium listeri Hooker 2013
†Leptictidium nasutum Storch and Lister 1985
†Leptictidium prouti Hooker 2013
†Leptictidium storchi Hooker 2013
†Leptictidium tobieni Koenigswald and Storch 1987
G. †Phakodon Hooker 2013
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†Phakodon levei Russell et al. 1967
G. †Pseudorhyncocyon Filhol 1892
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†Pseudorhyncocyon cayluxi Filhol 1892
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: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the MP 18 or 66.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Belgium (Hainaut) Pseudorhyncocyonidae indet. (132949)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Germany (Saxony-Anhalt) Diaphyodectes prolatus (74643)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0France (Champagne-Ardenne) Phakodon levei (68428 87925 87943)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Fordonia lawsoni, Leptictidium prouti (38868 133368) Leptictidium prouti (174239)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6United Kingdom (England) Fordonia lawsoni (174238)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6France (Corbieres) Fordonia lavocati (92838 174243)
MP 1148.6 - 40.4Germany (Hessen) Leptictidium auderiense, Leptictidium nasutum, Leptictidium tobieni (22701)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Leptictidium listeri (45741) Leptictidium sp. (13322)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Leptictidium storchi, Pseudorhyncocyon cayluxi (12842) Pseudorhynchocyon cayluxi (12849)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Aquitaine Region) Leptictidium storchi (174240)
MP 1837.2 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Leptictidium storchi (12851)
MP 1937.2 - 33.9France Pseudorhyncocyon cayluxi (84656)
MP 1937.2 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Pseudorhyncocyon cayluxi (12844 12845)