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Herpetotheriidae
Taxonomy
Herpetotheriidae was named by Trouessart (1879).
It was corrected as Herpetotheriinae by Korth (1994), Johanson (1996), Hooker (1996), McKenna and Bell (1997), Thewissen et al. (2001); it was reranked as the unranked clade Herpetotheriidae by Williamson et al. (2012), Wilson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Didelphidae by Korth (1994), Johanson (1996), Hooker (1996), McKenna and Bell (1997), Thewissen et al. (2001); to Didelphoidea by Case et al. (2004); to Metatheria by Sánchez-Villagra et al. (2007); to Marsupialia by Beck et al. (2008), Horovitz et al. (2009); to Didelphimorphia by Gunnell (2010); to Metatheria by Williamson et al. (2012); to Marsupialia by Rose et al. (2012); to Marsupialia by Wilson et al. (2016); and to Marsupialia by Korth et al. (2022).
It was corrected as Herpetotheriinae by Korth (1994), Johanson (1996), Hooker (1996), McKenna and Bell (1997), Thewissen et al. (2001); it was reranked as the unranked clade Herpetotheriidae by Williamson et al. (2012), Wilson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Didelphidae by Korth (1994), Johanson (1996), Hooker (1996), McKenna and Bell (1997), Thewissen et al. (2001); to Didelphoidea by Case et al. (2004); to Metatheria by Sánchez-Villagra et al. (2007); to Marsupialia by Beck et al. (2008), Horovitz et al. (2009); to Didelphimorphia by Gunnell (2010); to Metatheria by Williamson et al. (2012); to Marsupialia by Rose et al. (2012); to Marsupialia by Wilson et al. (2016); and to Marsupialia by Korth et al. (2022).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1879 | Herpetotheriidae Trouessart |
| 1994 | Herpetotheriinae Korth p. 378 |
| 1996 | Herpetotheriinae Hooker p. 142 |
| 1996 | Herpetotheriinae Johanson p. 1023 |
| 1997 | Herpetotheriinae McKenna and Bell p. 69 |
| 2001 | Herpetotheriinae Thewissen et al. p. 347 |
| 2004 | Herpetotheriidae Case et al. p. 234 |
| 2007 | Herpetotheriidae Sánchez-Villagra et al. p. 318 |
| 2008 | Herpetotheriidae Beck et al. p. 749 |
| 2009 | Herpetotheriidae Horovitz et al. p. 6 |
| 2010 | Herpetotheriidae Gunnell p. 77 |
| 2012 | Herpetotheriidae Rose et al. p. 17 |
| 2012 | Herpetotheriidae Williamson et al. |
| 2016 | Herpetotheriidae Wilson et al. |
| 2022 | Herpetotheriidae Korth 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.
Unr. †Herpetotheriidae Trouessart 1879
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G. †Amphiperatherium Filhol 1879
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†Amphiperatherium ambiguum Filhol 1877
†Amphiperatherium bastbergense Crochet 1979
†Amphiperatherium bourdellense Crochet 1979
†Amphiperatherium brabantense Crochet 1979
†Amphiperatherium exile Gervais 1848
†Amphiperatherium fontense Crochet 1979
†Amphiperatherium frequens von Meyer 1846
†Amphiperatherium frequens erkertshofense Koenigswald 1970
†Amphiperatherium giselense Heller 1936
†Amphiperatherium goethei Crochet 1979
†Amphiperatherium lamandini Filhol 1876
†Amphiperatherium maximum Crochet 1979
†Amphiperatherium minutum Aymard 1846
Invalid names: Oxygomphius Meyer 1846 [synonym]
G. †Asiadidelphis Gabunia et al. 1990
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†Asiadidelphis akbarbugtii Crochet et al. 2007
†Asiadidelphis tjutkovae Emry et al. 1995
†Asiadidelphis zaissanense Gabunia et al. 1990
G. †Herpetotherium Cope 1873
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†Herpetotherium fugax Cope 1873
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Invalid names: Didelphys pygmaea Scott 1894 [synonym], Herpetotherium scalare Cope 1873 [synonym], Herpetotherium tricuspis Cope 1873 [synonym]
†Herpetotherium innominatum Simpson 1928
†Herpetotherium knighti McGrew et al. 1959
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Invalid names: Centracodon delicatus Marsh 1872 [synonym], Entomacodon minutus Marsh 1872 [synonym], Peratherium morrisi Gazin 1962 [synonym]
†Herpetotherium marsupium Troxell 1923
†Herpetotherium merriami Stock and Furlong 1922
G. †Nortedelphys Case et al. 2004
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†Nortedelphys jasoni Storer 1991
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Invalid names: Nortedelphys intermedius Case et al. 2004 [synonym]
†Nortedelphys magnus Case et al. 2004
†Nortedelphys minimus Case et al. 2004
G. †Peratherium Aymard 1850
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†Peratherium africanus Simons and Bown 1984
†Peratherium antiquum Blaineville 1840
†Peratherium bretouense Crochet 1979
†Peratherium comstocki Cope 1884
†Peratherium constans Teilhard de Jardin 1927
†Peratherium cuvieri Fisher 1829
†Peratherium edwardi Gazin 1952
†Peratherium elegans Aymard 1846
†Peratherium giselense Heller 1936
†Peratherium lavergnense Crochet 1979
†Peratherium macgrewi Bown 1979
†Peratherium matronense Crochet 1979
Invalid names: Centracodon Marsh 1872 [synonym], Entomacodon Marsh 1872 [synonym]
G. †Swaindelphys Johanson 1996
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†Swaindelphys cifellii Johanson 1996
†Swaindelphys encinensis Williamson and Taylor 2011
†Swaindelphys johansoni Williamson and Taylor 2011
†Swaindelphys johansoni Williamson and Taylor 2011
G. †Thylacodon Matthew and Granger 1921
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†Thylacodon montanensis Williamson et al. 2012
†Thylacodon pusillus Matthew and Granger 1921
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: s = species, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hopson 1973, Clemens 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Sánchez-Villagra et al. 2007, Legendre 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the MN 6 or 72.20000 to 12.75000 Ma
Collections (378 total)
Oldest occurrences | |||
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Lancian | USA (South Dakota) | Nortedelphys intermedius (14604) | |
| Lancian | USA (Colorado) | Alphadon jasoni (96083) | |
| Lancian | Canada (Alberta) | Alphadon jasoni, Nortedelphys magnus (14630) | |
| Lancian | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Alphadon jasoni (14558) Alphadon sp. (14584) Alphadon wilsoni (14655) | |
| Lancian | USA (Wyoming) | Nortedelphys intermedius (14519 14566) Nortedelphys magnus (14598) | |
| Lancian | USA (Montana) | Alphadon jasoni (14549) Alphadon jasoni, Nortedelphys intermedius, Nortedelphys minimus (14516) Nortedelphys intermedius (14624) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Wyoming) | Nortedelphys intermedius, Nortedelphys minimus (14585) | |
| Pu1 | USA (Montana) | Thylacodon montanensis (14762) | |
| Pu3 | USA (Montana) | Peradectes pusillus (14738 218647) | |
| Pu3 | USA (New Mexico) | Thylacodon pusillus (26575) | |
Youngest occurrences |
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | PBDB collection number |
| Burdigalian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Amphiperatherium frequens (69098) | |
| MN 3 | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Amphiperatherium frequens (69179) | |
| Early/Lower Hemingfordian | USA (California) | Herpetotherium sp. (167840 167841) | |
| Hemingfordian | USA (South Dakota) | Peratherium sp. (17878) | |
| Barstovian | USA (Texas) | Nanodelphys sp. (18664) | |
| Langhian | Spain (Catalonia) | Amphiperatherium frequens (180192) | |
| Langhian | Germany (Bayern) | Amphiperatherium frequens (45612) | |
| MN 5 | Germany | Amphiperatherium frequens (46955) | |
| MN 5 | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Amphiperatherium frequens (48325) | |
| MN 6 | Germany (Bayern) | Amphiperatherium frequens (45603 45610) | |