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Palaeoryctidae

Mammalia - Proteutheria - Palaeoryctidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Palaeoryctidae Winge
1965Palaeoryctidae Sloan and Van Valen p. 221
1967Palaeoryctidae Van Valen
1979Palaeoryctidae Kielan-Jaworowska et al. p. 223
1981Palaeoryctidae Kielan-Jaworowska p. 67
1988Palaeoryctidae Carroll
1992Palaeoryctidae Gheerbrant
1994Palaeoryctidae Prasad et al. p. 264
1997Palaeoryctidae McKenna and Bell p. 211
2002Palaeoryctidae Scott et al. p. 698
2006Palaeoryctidae Lopatin

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
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
familyPalaeoryctidaeWinge 1917
familyPalaeoryctidaeWinge 1917

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.

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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitef
Ontogeny: modification of partsf
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-10 10:27:49
Modified: 2005-09-10 12:27:49
Source: f = family, subc = subclass
References: Fox 2004, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 83.60000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (81 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mongolia (Omnogov) Hyotheridium sp. (37184)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Spain (Castilla y Leon) Palaeoryctidae indet. 1, Palaeoryctidae indet. 2 (61321)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Palaeoryctidae indet. (14539)
Puercan66.0 - 63.8USA (Montana) Palaeoryctidae indet. (14809) Pararyctes sp. (14766)
Puercan66.0 - 63.8USA (Wyoming) Palaeoryctidae indet. (14722)
Puercan66.0 - 63.8Canada (Saskatchewan) Palaeoryctes sp. (14768)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Belgium (Hainaut) Belgoryctes thaleri (132949)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (North Dakota) Palaeoryctes punctatus (14962)
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. (14912)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (New Mexico) Palaeoryctes puercensis (14816 14893)
Ti160.9 - 56.2Canada (Alberta) Palaeoryctidae indet., Palaeoryctes punctatus, Pararyctes pattersoni, Didelphodontinae indet., Pararyctes sp. (14939)
Ti360.9 - 56.2Canada (Alberta) Pararyctes pattersoni (14928) Pararyctes sp. (14992)
Ti460.9 - 56.2Canada (Saskatchewan) Palaeoryctes sp., Pararyctes sp. (14978)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2USA (North Dakota) Palaeoryctes punctatus, Pararyctes pattersoni (14931) Pararyctes pattersoni (14932) Pararyctes sp., Palaeoryctes sp. (15000)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2Canada (Alberta) Lainoryctes youzwyshyni (14951) Palaeoryctidae indet., Pararyctes pattersoni (14959 14973) Pararyctes sp. (14953 14995) Pararyctes sp., Palaeoryctes punctatus, Pararyctes pattersoni (14954)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2USA (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)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2USA (Montana) Palaeoryctes sp. (14937) Pararyctes pattersoni (15064)
Gashatan59.24 - 56.0China (Nei Mongol) Tsaganius ambiguus (71076)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Kazakhstan (Chimkent) Voltaia minuta, Jarveia sp., Jarveia minuscula (48888)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Mongolia (Omnogov) Jarveia erronea, Pinoryctes collector (37008)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0USA (Wyoming) Aaptoryctes ivyi, Palaeoryctes jepseni (15024)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Morocco (Meknès-Tafilalet) Didelphodontinae sp. 1, Didelphodontinae sp. 2, Didelphodontinae sp. 3, Palaeoryctes minimus (88301) Didelphodontinae sp. 3 (133241 133242)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) Aaptoryctes ivyi (15028) Palaeoryctes punctatus (15072 15085 15159) Palaeoryctes sp. (15082)
Bumbanian56.0 - 48.07Mongolia (Southern Mongolia) Tsaganius ambiguus (37206)
Bumbanian56.0 - 48.07Mongolia (Omnogov) Tsaganius ambiguus (133397)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (Wyoming) Palaeoryctes sp. (15679)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07France (Var) Palaeoryctidae indet. (35538)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Didelphodontinae indet. (38868)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Morocco Didelphodontinae new , Palaeoryctes minimus (133216)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Kyrgyzstan (Osh) Palaeoryctidae indet., Nuryctes alayensis (28490)
Lostcabinian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Palaeoryctidae indet. (15917)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (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)
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Didelphodontinae indet. (16499)
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Utah) Palaeoryctinae indet. (16396)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Mongolia (Ovorhangai) Nuryctes gobiensis (93596)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Spain (Salamanca) Palaeoryctidae indet. (41311)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Palaeoryctidae indet. (16674)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Spain (Barcelona) Palaeoryctidae indet. (142030)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.71 - 27.3China (Henan) Neoryctes qinlingensis (174738)