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Caenolestinae

Mammalia - Paucituberculata - Caenolestidae

Taxonomy
Caenolestinae was named by Trouessart (1898). It is extant. Its type is Caenolestini.

It was assigned to Caenolestidae by Patterson and Marshall (1978), Marshall (1980), Villarroel and Marshall (1982) and McKenna and Bell (1997).

Subtaxa

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Garzonidae Ameghino p. 21
1894Garzonidae Ameghino p. 86
1898Caenolestinae Trouessart p. 1205
1978Caenolestinae Patterson and Marshall
1980Caenolestinae Marshall
1982Caenolestinae Villarroel and Marshall
1997Caenolestinae McKenna and Bell p. 73

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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
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
orderPaucituberculataAmeghino 1894
superfamilyCaenolestoidea
familyCaenolestidaeTrouessart 1898
subfamilyCaenolestinaeTrouessart 1898
subfamilyCaenolestinaeTrouessart 1898

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. Caenolestinae Trouessart 1898
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Tr. Caenolestini Winge 1923
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G. †Pseudhalmarhiphus Ameghino 1903
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Invalid names: Garzonidae Ameghino 1891 [invalid subgroup], Pichipilini Marshall 1980 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hopson 1973, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Clemens 1979

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Deseadan or 29.00000 to 21.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 21.0 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Chubut) Halmarhiphus guaraniticus (176647)