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Proteutheria

Mammalia - Proteutheria

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Proteutheria Romer p. 209
1967Proteutheria Van Valen
1976Proteutheria Novacek p. 3
1979Proteutheria Kielan-Jaworowska et al. p. 223
1986Proteutheria Hooker p. 222
1988Proteutheria Gunnell p. 139

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
orderProteutheria
orderProteutheria

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. †Proteutheria Romer 1966
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Superfm. †Endotherioidea Van Valen 1967
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Invalid names: Endotheriidae Shikama 1947 [empty]
G. †Nosella López-Martínez and Peláez-Campomanes 1999
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†Nosella europaea López-Martínez and Peláez-Campomanes 1999
Fm. †Palaeoryctidae Winge 1917
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G. †Aaptoryctes Gingerich 1982
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†Aaptoryctes ivyi Gingerich 1982
G. †Aceroryctes Rankin and Holroyd 2014
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†Aceroryctes dulcis Rankin and Holroyd 2014
Subfm. †Deltatheridiinae Gregory and Simpson 1926
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G. †Hyotheridium Gregory and Simpson 1926
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†Hyotheridium dobsoni Gregory and Simpson 1926
Subfm. †Didelphodontinae Simpson 1927
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G. †Belgoryctes De Bast and Smith 2017
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†Belgoryctes thaleri De Bast and Smith 2017
G. †Tsaganius Russell and Dashzeveg 1986
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†Tsaganius ambiguus Russell and Dashzeveg 1986
G. †Eoryctes Thewissen and Gingerich 1989
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†Eoryctes melanus Thewissen and Gingerich 1989
G. †Jarveia Nessov 1987
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†Jarveia erronea Kondrashov et al. 2004
†Jarveia minuscula Nessov 1987
G. †Lainoryctes Fox 2004
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G. †Nuryctes Tong 2003
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†Nuryctes alayensis Lopatin and Averianov 2004
†Nuryctes gobiensis Lopatin and Averianov 2004
†Nuryctes qinlingensis Tong 1997
Invalid names: Neoryctes Tong 1997 [replaced]
G. †Ottoryctes Bloch et al. 2004
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†Ottoryctes winkleri Bloch et al. 2004
G. †Palaeoryctes Matthew 1913
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†Palaeoryctes cruoris Gunnell 1994
†Palaeoryctes jepseni Bloch et al. 2004
†Palaeoryctes minimus Gheerbrant 1992
†Palaeoryctes puercensis Matthew 1913
†Palaeoryctes punctatus Van Valen 1966
G. †Pararyctes Van Valen 1966
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†Pararyctes pattersoni Van Valen 1966
†Pararyctes rutherfordi Scott et al. 2002
G. †Pinoryctes Lopatin 2006
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†Pinoryctes collector Lopatin 2006
G. †Voltaia Nessov 1987
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†Voltaia minuta Nessov 1987
Invalid names: Palaeoryctinae Winge 1917 [empty]
Superfm. †Palaeoryctoidea Winge 1917
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Invalid names: Deltatheridioidea Simpson 1931 [synonym]
Invalid names: Leptictoidea Trouessart 1879 [empty], Mixotheridia Nessov 1985 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Middle Turonian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 93.50000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (90 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Uzbekistan (Navoi) Mixotheridia indet. (58179)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mongolia (Omnogov Aimak) Hyotheridium sp. (37184)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Spain (Castilla y Leon) Palaeoryctidae indet. 1, Palaeoryctidae indet. 2 (61321)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Palaeoryctidae indet. (14539)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Utah) Proteutheria indet. (14599)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Wyoming) Palaeoryctidae indet. (14722) Proteutheria indet. (14796)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Colorado) Proteutheria indet. (14658)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3Canada (Saskatchewan) Palaeoryctes sp. (14768)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Montana) Palaeoryctidae indet. (14809) Pararyctes sp. (14766)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (North Dakota) Palaeoryctes punctatus (14962)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Bolivia (Mizque) Proteutheria indet. (13501)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Belgium (Hainaut) Belgoryctes thaleri (132949)
To263.8 - 60.9Canada (Alberta) Palaeoryctidae indet. (14894)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9Canada (Alberta) Pararyctes pattersoni (194574) Pararyctes sp. (14828)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) Palaeoryctes puercensis (14886) Palaeoryctes sp. (14879) Palaeoryctidae indet., Proteutheria indet. (14912)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (New Mexico) Palaeoryctes puercensis (14816 14893)
Ti161.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Palaeoryctidae indet., Palaeoryctes punctatus, Pararyctes pattersoni, Didelphodontinae indet., Palaeoryctoidea indet., Pararyctes sp. (14939)
Ti361.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Pararyctes pattersoni (14928) Pararyctes sp. (14992)
Ti461.7 - 56.8Canada (Saskatchewan) Palaeoryctes sp., Pararyctes sp. (14978)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Montana) Palaeoryctes sp. (14937) Pararyctes pattersoni (15064)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Aaptoryctes ivyi (15059 46653) Gelastops sp. (14944) Palaeoryctes cruoris, Palaeoryctes punctatus (14936) Palaeoryctes sp. (14952 15017 15049 26569) Palaeoryctidae indet. (15036) Pararyctes pattersoni (14989)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (North Dakota) Palaeoryctes punctatus, Pararyctes pattersoni (14931) Pararyctes pattersoni (14932) Pararyctes sp., Palaeoryctes sp. (15000)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Lainoryctes youzwyshyni (14951) Palaeoryctidae indet., Pararyctes pattersoni (14959 14973) Pararyctes sp. (14953 14995) Pararyctes sp., Palaeoryctes punctatus, Pararyctes pattersoni (14954)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Morocco (Meknès-Tafilalet) Didelphodontinae sp. 3 (133241 133242) P. sp. 1, P. sp. 2, P. sp. 3, P. sp. 4, Didelphodontinae sp. 1, Didelphodontinae sp. 2, Didelphodontinae sp. 3, Palaeoryctes minimus (88301)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0France (Champagne-Ardenne) Nosella sp. (137125)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Spain (Cataluña) Nosella europaea (79305)
Thanetian - Ypresian59.2 - 47.8Peru (Puno) Proteutheria indet. (132938)
Gashatan58.7 - 55.8China (Nei Mongol) Tsaganius ambiguus (71076)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Mongolia (Omnogov) Jarveia erronea, Pinoryctes collector (37008)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (Wyoming) Aaptoryctes ivyi, Palaeoryctes jepseni (15024)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Kazakhstan (Chimkent) Voltaia minuta, Jarveia sp., Jarveia minuscula (48888)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) Aaptoryctes ivyi (15028) Palaeoryctes punctatus (15072 15085 15159) Palaeoryctes sp. (15082)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Didelphodontinae indet. (38868)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Morocco Didelphodontinae new , Palaeoryctes minimus (133216)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Kyrgyzstan (Osh) Palaeoryctidae indet., Nuryctes alayensis (28490)
Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Palaeoryctidae indet. (15917) Proteutheria indet. (15930)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Aceroryctes dulcis (15673 118482) Eoryctes melanus (15727 15738 15755 15779 15793 15796) Palaeoryctes punctatus (16021) Palaeoryctes sp. (15491) Palaeoryctidae indet. (186944) Pararyctes sp., Palaeoryctes punctatus (15516)
Bumbanian55.8 - 48.6Mongolia (Omnogov) Tsaganius ambiguus (133397)
Bumbanian55.8 - 48.6Mongolia (Southern Mongolia) Tsaganius ambiguus (37206)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Wyoming) Palaeoryctes sp. (15679)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6France (Var) Palaeoryctidae indet. (35538)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Utah) Palaeoryctinae indet. (16396)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Didelphodontinae indet. (16499)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Mongolia (Ovorhangai) Nuryctes gobiensis (93596)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Spain (Salamanca) Palaeoryctidae indet. (41311)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Palaeoryctidae indet. (16674)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Spain (Barcelona) Palaeoryctidae indet. (142030)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.2 - 28.4China (Henan) Neoryctes qinlingensis (174738)