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Adapisoricidae

Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Adapisoricidae

Taxonomy
Adapisoricidae was named by Schlosser (1887).

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Erinaceomorpha by Novacek et al. (1985).

It was assigned to Insectivora by Cope (1889); to Menotyphla by Hay (1930); to Erinaceoidea by Van Valen (1967); to Erinaceomorpha by Lopatin (2006); and to Macroscelidea by Hooker and Russell (2012).

Subtaxa
Adapisorex

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Adapisoricidae Schlosser
1889Adapisoricidae Cope p. 876
1930Adapisoricidae Hay p. 451
1967Adapisoricidae Van Valen
2006Adapisoricidae Lopatin
2012Adapisoricidae Hooker and Russell

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
—Afroinsectiphilia
—Afroinsectivora
orderMacroscelideaButler 1956
familyAdapisoricidaeSchlosser 1887
familyAdapisoricidaeSchlosser 1887

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. †Adapisoricidae Schlosser 1887
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G. †Adapisorex Lemoine 1883
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†Adapisorex gaudryi Lemoine 1883
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: insectivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:05:41
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:05:41
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Tiffanian to the top of the Bridgerian or 60.90000 to 46.20000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Belgium Adapisorex sp. (68431)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Germany (Saxony-Anhalt) Adapisorex abundans (74643)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2USA (Montana) Scenopagus sp. (15048)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2USA (Wyoming) Talpavus sp. (15036)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Spain (Cataluña) Adapisorex sp. (79305)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0France (Champagne-Ardenne) Adapisorex gaudryi (137125)
Lostcabinian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Adapisoricidae indet. (15930)
Lysitean54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Adapisoricidae indet. (15880)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Adapisoricidae indet. (15491 118482)
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Adapisoricidae indet. (16254 16499)