†subfamily Asionyctiinae Missiaen and Smith 2005 (placental)

Mammalia - Soricomorpha - Nyctitheriidae

Full reference: P. Missiaen and T. Smith. 2005. A new Paleocene nyctitheriid insectivore from Inner Mongolia (China) and the origin of Asian nyctitheriids. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 50(3):513-522

Parent taxon: Nyctitheriidae according to P. Missiaen and T. Smith 2005

See also Lopatin 2006

Sister taxa: Amphidozotheriinae, Eosoricodontinae, Indonyctia, Leptacodon, Limaconyssus, Myolestes, Nyctitheriinae, Nyctitherium, Paradoxonycteris soricodon, Placentidentinae, Praolestinae, Protentomodon, Talpilestinae, Yuanqulestes

Subtaxa: Asionyctia Bayanulanius Edzenius Oedolius

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Type: Asionyctia

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Mongolia (2 collections)

• Paleocene of China (3)

Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences

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