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Orycteropodidae

Osteichthyes - Tubulidentata - Orycteropodidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Orycteropodidae Gray p. 305
1850Orycteropodidae Bonaparte p. 1
1883Orycteropodidae Flower p. 184
1889Orycteropidae Ameghino p. 658
1889Orycteropodidae Cope p. 657
1891Orycteropodidae Flower and Lydekker p. 89
1898Orycteropodidae Gadow p. 41
1955Orycteropodidae MacInnes p. 1
1975Orycteropodidae Patterson p. 186
1975Orycteropodidae Pickford p. 62
1988Orycteropodidae Carroll
1991Orycteropodidae Nowak
2003Orycteropodidae Pickford p. 195
2003Orycteropodidae Theodorou et al.
2004Orycteropodidae Lehmann et al. p. 202
2005Orycteropodidae Lehmann et al. p. 110
2005Orycteropodidae Pickford p. 719
2006Orycteropodidae Lehman et al. p. 694
2007Orycteropodidae Lehmann p. 179
2008Orycteropodidae Lehmann p. 69
2010Orycteropodidae Asher and Helgen p. 3 figs. Figure 1

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
superorderAfrotheria
—Afroinsectiphilia
orderTubulidentataHuxley 1872
familyOrycteropodidae
familyOrycteropodidae

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. Orycteropodidae Gray 1821
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G. †Amphiorycteropus Lehmann 2009
Subfm. Orycteropodinae Gray 1821
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G. †Leptorycteropus Patterson 1975
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†Leptorycteropus guilielmi Patterson 1975
G. †Myorycteropus MacInnes 1955
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†Myorycteropus africanus MacInnes 1955
G. Orycteropus Geoffroy 1791 [aardvark]
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†Orycteropus abundulafus Lehmann et al. 2005
Orycteropus afer Pallas 1766 [aardvark]
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Invalid names: Myrmecophaga capensis Gmelin 1788 [synonym], Orycteropus haussanus Matschie 1900 [synonym], Orycteropus senegalensis Schinz 1845 [synonym], Orycteropus wertheri Matschie 1900 [synonym]
†Orycteropus browni Colbert 1933
†Orycteropus chemeldoi Pickford 1975
†Orycteropus crassidens MacInnes 1955
†Orycteropus depereti Helbing 1933
†Orycteropus djourabensis Lehmann et al. 2004
†Orycteropus erikssoni Lonnberg 1906
†Orycteropus gaudryi Forsyth Major 1888
†Orycteropus leptodon Hirst 1906
†Orycteropus mauritanicus Arambourg 1954
†Orycteropus minutus Pickford 1975
†Orycteropus pilgrimi Colbert 1933
†Orycteropus pottieri Ozansoy 1965
†Orycteropus sensi Tekkaya 1993
Invalid names: Orycteropodina Bonaparte 1850 [empty]
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: 2005-08-22 20:20:07
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chattian to the top of the Holocene or 27.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma

Collections (105 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Kenya Orycteropus sp. (27855)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Kenya Myorycteropus africanus (96089) Orycteropus sp. (21721)
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58South Africa Orycteropus sp. (22224 22232)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Kenya Myorycteropus africanus (21725) Orycteropus minutus (21726)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Kenya Orycteropus chemeldoi (21719) Orycteropus sp. (22071)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Kenya (Nyanza) Orycteropus sp. (21339)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Türkiye (Bursa) Orycteropus sp. (68547)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Kenya Orycteropus sp. (22303)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Namibia Orycteropus minutus (21855 96072)
MN 613.82 - 12.75Russian Federation (Stavropol) Orycteropus sp. (56738)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Kenya Orycteropus chemeldoi (22287)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Moldova Orycteropus gaudryi (60271)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Kenya (Central Nyanza) Myorycteropus sp., Orycteropus sp. (21340)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Pakistan (Sind) Orycteropus sp. (71455)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Türkiye Orycteropus sp. (56563)
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725Greece (Central Macedonia) Orycteropus pottieri (202119)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Ukraine Orycteropus gaudryi (75800)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Uganda Orycteropus chemeldoi (22445)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Pakistan (Punjab) Orycteropus browni, Orycteropus pilgrimi (13473)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Greece (Euboea) Orycteropus sp. (195432)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Türkiye (Denizli) Orycteropus sp. (197642)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Türkiye (Usak) Orycteropus gaudryi (34462)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Algeria Orycteropus mauritanicus (34643)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Moldova (Tighina Departement) Orycteropus gaudryi (36143)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Algeria (Oran) Orycteropus mauritanicus (136913)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Greece (Aegean) Orycteropus gaudryi (202120)
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333Kenya Orycteropus sp., Leptorycteropus guilielmi (22241)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6Chad Orycteropus sp. (24181)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.63 - 3.6Ethiopia Orycteropus sp. (22139)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.63 - 3.6Kenya Orycteropodidae indet., Leptorycteropus guilielmi (22236)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Türkiye (Burdur) Amphiorycteropus gaudryi (241687)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Greece (Euboea) Orycteropus sp. (214079)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Türkiye Orycteropus gaudryi (151910)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Greece (Samos) Orycteropus gaudryi (43007 202215)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Greece Orycteropus gaudryi (95689 95690 95691)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Chad Orycteropus gaudryi (59839)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Ravenna) Orycteropus gaudryi (144566)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Kenya Orycteropus sp. (22274 22275)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Kenya Orycteropus sp. (22242)
Messinian - Piacenzian7.246 - 2.58Kenya Leptorycteropus guilielmi (22237)
Messinian - Piacenzian7.246 - 2.58South Africa (Cape) Orycteropus sp. (59167)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ethiopia Orycteropus djourabensis (96050)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Chad Orycteropus djourabensis (96047)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58South Africa Orycteropus afer (22356)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Tanzania (Eastern Drift Valley) Orycteropus sp. (32050)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.58Tanzania Orycteropus sp. (21830)
Zanclean - Calabrian5.333 - 0.774Kenya Orycteropus djourabensis (21369)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58South Africa (Langebaanweg) Orycteropus sp. (21713)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Kenya Orycteropus sp. (21436)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Tanzania Orycteropus sp. (21795 21799 21807 21810 21811 21812)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.8Ethiopia (Afar) Orycteropus sp. (224657)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774South Africa (Gauteng) Orycteropus afer (183152)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774South Africa Orycteropus afer (21824)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774Kenya Orycteropus sp. (74511)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774Ethiopia (Ethiopian Rift) Orycteropus sp. (22492)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117South Africa Orycteropus afer (21695 21828 21929 21956 227077 239581 239582 239583) Orycteropus after (115191) Orycteropus sp. (21825 21920)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Kenya Orycteropus afer (21963) Orycteropus crassidens (96048 96049)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Orycteropus afer (22074)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Zambia Orycteropus afer (21924) Orycteropus sp. (21854)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0South Africa Orycteropus afer (21957)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Kenya Orycteropus afer (21276 21277) Orycteropus sp. (22272 22276)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Kenya (Athi-Kapiti) Orycteropus afer (32119)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117South Africa Orycteropus sp. (90070)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Congo-Kinshasa Orycteropus afer (22066)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0South Africa Orycteropus afer (21922)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Orycteropus afer (22073)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa Orycteropus afer (21866 21921)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (N. Transraal) Orycteropus afer (21693)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tanzania Orycteropus afer (21690)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Zambia Orycteropus sp. (21895)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (Orange Free) Orycteropus afer (21912 21943)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Sudan Orycteropus afer (21902 21958)