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Deltatheroida
Taxonomy
Deltatheroida was named by Kielan-Jaworowska (1982). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Tribosphenida by Cifelli (1993); to Mammalia by Averianov (1997); to Metatheria by Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004), Beck et al. (2008), Davis et al. (2008) and Davis and Cifelli (2011); and to Metatheria by Archibald and Averianov (2005) and Bi et al. (2015).
It was assigned to Tribosphenida by Cifelli (1993); to Mammalia by Averianov (1997); to Metatheria by Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004), Beck et al. (2008), Davis et al. (2008) and Davis and Cifelli (2011); and to Metatheria by Archibald and Averianov (2005) and Bi et al. (2015).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1982 | Deltatheroida Kielan-Jaworowska |
| 1993 | Deltatheroida Cifelli p. 9415 |
| 1997 | Deltatheroida Averianov p. 246 |
| 2004 | Deltatheroida Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 411, 443-445 |
| 2005 | Deltatheroida Archibald and Averianov |
| 2008 | Deltatheroida Beck et al. p. 749 |
| 2008 | Deltatheroida Davis et al. p. 8 |
| 2011 | Deltatheroida Davis and Cifelli p. 443 |
| 2015 | Deltatheroida Bi et al. |
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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.
Or. †Deltatheroida Kielan-Jaworowska 1982
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Fm. †Deltatheridiidae Gregory and Simpson 1926
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G. †Atokatheridium Kielan-Jaworowska and Cifelli 2001
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†Atokatheridium boreni Kielan-Jaworowska and Cifelli 2001
G. †Deltatheridium Gregory and Simpson 1926
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†Deltatheridium nessovi Averianov 1997
†Deltatheridium pretrituberculare Gregory and Simpson 1926
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†Deltatheridium pretrituberculare pretrituberculare Gregory and Simpson 1926
†Deltatheridium pretrituberculare tardum Kielan-Jaworowska 1975
G. †Oklatheridium Davis et al. 2008
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†Oklatheridium minax Davis and Cifelli 2011
†Oklatheridium szalayi Davis et al. 2008
†Oklatheridium wiblei Cifelli and Davis 2015
G. †Sulestes Nessov 1985
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†Sulestes karakshi Nessov 1985
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Invalid names: Deltatherus kizylkumensis Nessov 1993 [synonym], Marsasia aenigma Nessov 1997 [synonym]
Invalid names: Deltatherus Nessov 1997 [synonym], Marsasia Nessov 1997 [synonym]
Invalid names: Deltatheroididae Kielan-Jaworowska and Nessov 1990 [synonym], Sulestinae Nessov 1985 [empty]
G. †Deltatheroides Gregory and Simpson 1926
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†Deltatheroides cretacicus Gregory and Simpson 1926
G. †Khuduklestes Nessov and Sigogneau-Russell 1994
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†Khuduklestes bohlini Nessov and Sigogneau-Russell 1994
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Clemens 1979 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Late/Upper Paleocene or 122.46000 to 55.80000 Ma
Collections (30 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Aptian - Albian | USA (Wyoming) | Atokatheridium sp., Oklatheridium sp. (137567) Oklatheridium sp. (137577) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian | USA (Texas) | Oklatheridium sp., Oklatheridium szalayi, Oklatheridium minax (14388) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian | USA (Oklahoma) | Atokatheridium boreni, Oklatheridium sp., Oklatheridium szalayi, Oklatheridium minax (14392) | |
| Middle Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian | USA (Montana) | Deltatheroida indet. (14381) Oklatheridium wiblei (23502) | |
| Cenomanian - Santonian | Mongolia (Dornogov) | Tsagandelta dashzevegi (167890) | |
| Late/Upper Turonian | USA (Utah) | Deltatheridiidae indet. (14415) | |
| Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian | Uzbekistan (Navoi) | Deltatheroides kizylkumensis (58165) Deltatheroides kizylkumensis, Sulestes karakshi, Sulestes sp. (58168) Sulestes karakshi (58166 58174 58179 118246 123159 123161) Sulestes karakshi, Marsasia aenigma (123160) | |
| Late/Upper Turonian - Coniacian | Uzbekistan (Navoi) | Deltatherus sp. (123485) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian | Kazakhstan (Ongtüstik Qazaqstan) | Deltatheridium nessovi (59730) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | Mongolia (Omnogov Aimak) | Deltatheridium pretrituberculare (37184) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | Mongolia (Omnogov) | Deltatheridium pretrituberculare, Deltatheroides cretacicus, Hydotherium dobsoni (46152) | |
| Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian | Mongolia (Omnogov) | Deltatheridium pretrituberculare (11582 13776 28243) Insectivora indet. (37022) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Nanocuris improvida (54105) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Wyoming) | Deltatheroides sp. (14585) Nanocuris improvida (123570) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | China (Henan) | Lotheridium mengi (167889) | |
| Late/Upper Paleocene | China (Xinjiang) | Gurbanodelta kara (174687) |