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Praolestinae

Osteichthyes - Nyctitheriidae

Taxonomy
Praolestinae was named by Lopatin (2006). It is not extant. Its type is Praolestes.

It was assigned to Nyctitheriidae by Lopatin (2006).

Subtaxa
Bumbanius, Praolestes (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Praolestinae 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
subfamilyPraolestinae
subfamilyPraolestinae

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. †Praolestinae Lopatin 2006
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G. †Bumbanius Russell and Dashzeveg 1986
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†Bumbanius ningi Missiaen and Smith 2008
†Bumbanius rarus Russell and Dashzeveg 1986
G. †Praolestes Matthew et al. 1929
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†Praolestes maximus Kondrashov et al. 2004
†Praolestes nanus Matthew et al. 1929
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hooker 2001

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

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gashatan59.24 - 56.0China (Nei Mongol) Bumbanius ningi (71076)
Gashatan59.24 - 56.0Mongolia Praolestes maximus (132936)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Mongolia (Omngov) Praolestes nanus (133403)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0China (Xinjiang) Bumbanius ningi (174687)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Mongolia (Omnogov) Praolestes nanus, Praolestes maximus (37008)
Bumbanian56.0 - 48.07Mongolia (Omnogov) Bumbanius rarus (133397)
Bumbanian56.0 - 48.07Mongolia (Southern Mongolia) Bumbanius rarus (37206)