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Macroscelidini
Taxonomy
Macroscelidini was named by Bonaparte (1838). It is extant. Its type is Macroscelides. It is the type tribe of Macroscelidinae.
It was assigned to Macroscelidinae by Van Valen (1967), Dumbacher et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Macroscelidinae by Van Valen (1967), Dumbacher et al. (2016).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1838 | Macroscelidini Bonaparte |
| 1967 | Macroscelidini Van Valen |
| 2016 | Macroscelidini Dumbacher 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.
Tr. Macroscelidini Bonaparte 1838
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G. Macroscelides Smith
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Macroscelides proboscideus Shaw 1800 [Short-eared elephant shrew]
Invalid names: Diposorex Blainville 1838 [synonym], Eumerus Saint-Hilaire 1829 [synonym], Macroscelis Fischer 1830 [synonym], Rhinomys Lichtenstein 1831 [synonym]
G. †Metoldobotes Schlosser 1910
G. Petrodromus Peters 1846
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Petrodromus tetradactylus Peters 1846 [four-toed elephant shrew]
Invalid names: Cercoctenus Hollister 1916 [synonym], Mesoctenus Thomas 1918 [synonym]
G. Petrosaltator Dumbacher et al. 2016
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Petrosaltator rozeti Duvernoy 1833 [North african elephant shrew]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Pliocene or 33.90000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 27.3 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 27.3 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Rupelian | Egypt (Fayum) | Metoldobotes stromeri (12960) | |
| Pliocene | South Africa | Macroscelides proboscideus (22357) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene | South Africa | Macroscelides proboscideus (22333 22334) |