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Macroscelididae (elephant shrew)

Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Macroscelididae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Macroscelididae Bonaparte p. 113
1877Macroscelididae Schlosser p. 89
1883Macroscelididae Flower p. 186
1889Macroscelididae Cope p. 876
1891Macroscelididae Flower and Lydekker p. 92
1910Macroscelididae Gregory p. 465
1911Macroscelidae Jaekel p. 210
1956Macroscelididae Butler p. 479
1984Macroscelididae Butler
1988Macroscelididae Carroll
1991Macroscelididae Nowak
2005Macroscelididae Wilson and Reeder
2009Macroscelididae Grossman and Holroyd
2010Macroscelididae Asher and Helgen p. 3 figs. Figure 1

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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
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
—Afroinsectiphilia
—Afroinsectivora
orderMacroscelideaButler 1956
familyMacroscelididaeBonaparte 1838
familyMacroscelididaeBonaparte 1838

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. Macroscelididae Bonaparte 1838 [elephant shrew]
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Subfm. †Herodotiinae Simons et al. 1991
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G. †Chambius Hartenberger 1986
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†Chambius kasserinensis Hartenberger 1986
G. †Eotmantsoius Tabuce et al. 2012
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†Eotmantsoius perseverans Simons et al. 1991
G. †Herodotius Simons et al. 1991
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†Herodotius pattersoni Simons et al. 1991
G. †Nementchatherium Tabuce et al. 2001
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†Nementchatherium rathbuni Tabuce et al. 2012
†Nementchatherium senarhense Tabuce et al. 2001
Subfm. Macroscelidinae Bonaparte 1838
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Tr. Elephantulini Dumbacher et al. 2016
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G. Elephantulus Thomas and Schwann 1906
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Elephantulus brachyrhynchus Smith 1834 [Short-snouted elephant shrew]
Elephantulus edwardii Smith 1839 [Cape elephant shrew]
Elephantulus fuscipes Thomas 1894 [Dusky-footed elephant shrew]
Elephantulus fuscus Peters 1852 [Dusky elephant shrew]
Elephantulus intufi Smith 1834 [Bushveld elephant shrew]
Elephantulus myurus Thomas and Schwann 1906 [Eastern rock elephant shrew]
Elephantulus revoili Huet 1881 [Somali elephant shrew]
Elephantulus rufescens Peters 1878 [Rufous elephant shrew]
Elephantulus rupestris Smith 1831 [Western rock elephant shrew]
Invalid names: Elephantomys Broom 1938 [synonym]
G. †Hiwegicyon Butler 1984
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†Hiwegicyon juvenalis Butler 1984
G. Nasilio Thomas and Schwann 1906
G. †Palaeothentoides Stromer 1932
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]
G. †Miosengi Grossman and Holroyd 2009 [sengi]
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†Miosengi butleri Grossman and Holroyd 2009
G. †Pronasilio Butler 1984
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†Pronasilio ternanensis Butler 1984
Invalid names: Rhynchocyonini Gill 1872 [empty]
Subfm. †Mylomygalinae Camp et al. 1953
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G. †Mylomygale Broom 1948
Subfm. †Namasenginae Senut and Pickford 2021
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G. †Namasengi Senut and Pickford 2021
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†Namasengi mockeae Senut and Pickford 2021
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Comments: life habit and diet based on Nowak 1999f
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:54:28
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Tunisia Chambius kasserinensis (215024)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3Tunisia Chambius kasserinensis (87795)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3Algeria (Bechar region) Chambius sp. (77019)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Namibia (Sperrgebiet) Macroscelididae indet. (149173)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene47.8 - 33.9Libya (Sirt) Eotmantsoius perseverans, Nementchatherium rathbuni (175361)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Namibia (Sperrgebiet) Macroscelididae indet. (65159) Namasengi mockeae (165176)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9Algeria Nementchatherium senarhense (59733)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Egypt (Fayum) Herodotius pattersoni (60127) Metoldobotes stromeri (12960)
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588South Africa Elephantulus sp. (22224)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Kenya Pronasilio sp. (38060)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Namibia Palaeothentoides sp. (21855)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Kenya (Central Nyanza) Macroscelididae indet. (21340)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Kenya Pronasilio sp. (219711)
Messinian - Piacenzian7.246 - 2.588South Africa (Cape) Elephantulus sp. (59167)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6South Africa Elephantulus sp. (22221 22222)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Kenya Elephantulus sp. (22234)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588South Africa Elephantulus antiquus (22353) Elephantulus antiquus, Elephantulus brachyrhynchus (22339 22341) Elephantulus antiquus, Elephantulus broomi, Elephantulus fuscus, Macroscelides proboscideus (22357)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588South Africa Elephantulus antiquus, Elephantulus langi (22340)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588South Africa (Langebaanweg) Elephantulus sp. (21713)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117South Africa Elephantulus antiquus, Elephantulus brachyrhynchus, Macroscelides proboscideus (22333) Elephantulus antiquus, Macroscelides proboscideus (22334)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Zambia Elephantulus brachyrhynchus (68339)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781South Africa Elephantulus sp., Elephantulus langi, Elephantulus brachyrhynchus (21824) Macroscelididae indet. (21827)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa Macroscelididae indet., Elephantulus myurus (21915)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0South Africa Elephantulus myurus (21949)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania Elephantulus fuscus (22617) Elephantulus sp. (22628)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774South Africa Elephantulus sp. (21961)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Zambia Elephantulus brachyrhynchus (68342)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Kenya Elephantulus brachyrhynchus (21959)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (N. Transraal) Elephantulus brachyrhynchus (21693)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Zambia Elephantulus brachyrhynchus (21894)