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Asionyctiinae

Osteichthyes - Nyctitheriidae

Taxonomy
Asionyctiinae was named by Missiaen and Smith (2005). It is not extant. Its type is Asionyctia.

It was assigned to Nyctitheriidae by Missiaen and Smith (2005), Lopatin (2006).

Subtaxa
Asionyctia (type genus), Bayanulanius, Edzenius, Oedolius

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Asionyctiinae Missiaen and Smith
2006Asionyctiinae Lopatin

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
superfamilySoricoideaGill 1872
familyNyctitheriidaeSimpson 1928
subfamilyAsionyctiinae
subfamilyAsionyctiinae

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.

Subfm. †Asionyctiinae Missiaen and Smith 2005
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G. †Asionyctia Missiaen and Smith 2005
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†Asionyctia guoi Missiaen and Smith 2005
G. †Bayanulanius Meng et al. 1998
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†Bayanulanius tenuis Meng et al. 1998
G. †Edzenius Lopatin 2006
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†Edzenius lus Lopatin 2006
G. †Oedolius Russell and Dashzeveg 1986
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†Oedolius perexiguus Russell and Dashzeveg 1986
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. Missiaen and T. Smith 2005Nyctitheriids characterized by a generally primitive nature but having a structurally reduced P4/p4.
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: Carroll 1988, Hooker 2001, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Bumbanian or 59.24000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gashatan59.24 - 56.0China (Nei Mongol) Asionyctia guoi (71076)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0China (Xinjiang) Asionyctia guoi (174687)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0China (Nei Mongol) Bayanulanius tenuis (133389)
Bumbanian56.0 - 48.07Mongolia (Omnogov) Oedolius perexiguus (133397)
Bumbanian56.0 - 48.07Mongolia (Southern Mongolia) Oedolius perexiguus, Edzenius lus (37206)