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Nyctitheriinae

Osteichthyes - Nyctitheriidae

Taxonomy
Nyctitheriinae was named by Simpson (1928). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Adapisoricidae by Van Valen (1967); and to Nyctitheriidae by Hooker (1986), Lopatin (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Nyctitheriinae Simpson
1967Nyctitheriinae Van Valen
1986Nyctitheriinae Hooker p. 239
2006Nyctitheriinae 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
subfamilyNyctitheriinaeSimpson 1928
subfamilyNyctitheriinaeSimpson 1928

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. †Nyctitheriinae Simpson 1928
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G. †Cryptotopos Crochet 1974
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†Cryptotopos beatus Crochet 1974
†Cryptotopos communis Ziegler 2007
G. †Euronyctia Sigé 1997
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†Euronyctia belgica Smith 2006
†Euronyctia franconica Ziegler 2007
†Euronyctia montana Sigé 1997
†Euronyctia recta Ziegler 2007
G. †Oligonyctia Smith 2004
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†Oligonyctia hoffmani Ziegler 2007
G. †Plagioctenodon Bown 1979
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†Plagioctenodon dawsonae Jones and Beard 2023
†Plagioctenodon goliath Jones and Beard 2023
†Plagioctenodon rosei Gingerich 1987
†Plagioctenodon savagei Bown and Schankler 1982
†Plagioctenodon thewisseni Manz and Bloch 2015
G. †Saturninia Stehlin 1940
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†Saturninia beata Crochet 1974
†Saturninia carbonum Sigé and Storch 2001
†Saturninia gracilis Stehlin 1940
†Saturninia intermedia Sigé 1976
†Saturninia mamertensis Sigé 1976
†Saturninia tuberi Crochet 1995
G. †Scraeva Cray 1973
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†Scraeva woodi Cray 1973
Invalid names: Arvaldus Cray 1973 [synonym]
G. †Sigenyctia Smith 2006
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†Sigenyctia oligocaena Smith 2006
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 10 gg
Minimum body mass: 10 gg
Body mass estimate: 10 g
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: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hooker 2001, Legendre 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the To2 to the top of the Chattian or 63.40000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (88 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
To263.4 - 60.9Canada (Alberta) Nyctitheriinae indet. (14894)
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5USA (Wyoming) Plagioctenodon sp. (26569)
Late/Upper Paleocene - Early/Lower Eocene59.24 - 48.07USA (Wyoming) Leptacodon rosei (80579)
Clarkforkian57.5 - 56.0USA (Wyoming) Leptacodon rosei (15132) Leptacodon rosei, Plagioctenodon thewisseni (15119) Plagioctenodon dawsonae, Plagioctenodon goliath (239208) Plagioctenodon krausae (15089) Plagioctenodon krausae, Leptacodon packi (15085) Plagioctenodon rosei, Plagioctenodon dawsonae, Plagioctenodon goliath (15072) Plagioctenodon sp. (15216) Plagioctenodon thewisseni (15152 68476)
Lostcabinian56.0 - 51.1USA (Wyoming) Plagioctenodon sp. (15915)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Mississippi) Leptacodon sp. (15719)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Wyoming) Plagioctenodon krausae (15491 15493 15504) Plagioctenodon savagei (15458 15510)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (Wyoming) Leptacodon rosei, Plagioctenodon krausae (15081)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07France (Corbieres) Saturninia sp. (92838)
MP 1056.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Saturninia sp. 2 (41830)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Belgium (Brabant) Leptacodon dormaalensis (35531)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Saturninia sp. (178050)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Plagioctenodon dormaalensis (174239) Saturninia sp. 1 (68439)
MP 10 - MP 1156.0 - 41.03France Saturninia sp. 1, Saturninia sp. 2 (183396)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Saturninia sp. (182519)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Saturninia sp. (31717)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene56.0 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Saturninia sp. 1 (3256)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Saturninia carbonum (45734)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Saturninia sp. 2 (41872)
MP 13 - MP 1448.07 - 41.03France (Quercy) Saturninia mamertensis (36875)
MP 1448.07 - 41.03France (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) Saturninia mamertensis, Saturninia intermedia (184174)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Picardie Region) Saturninia sp. (12847)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie) Saturninia grisollensis (177581)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Saturninia sp., Saturninia beata, Saturninia mamertensis (12840)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Switzerland Saturninia rigassii (31742)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Spain (Barcelona) Saturninia sp. (142030)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Saturninia sp. 1, Saturninia sp. 2 (31736 183350)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Cryptotopos hartenbergeri, Saturninia mamertensis, Nyctitheriidae indet. (39014)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9France (Quercy) Saturninia gracilis, Saturninia beata, Saturninia intermedia (12850)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Arvaldus stintoni (40030) Saturninia gracilis (39300 41665) Saturninia gracilis, Cryptotopos woodi, Scraeva woodi (39662) Saturninia tobieni (9070 9074) Saturninia tobieni, Saturninia gracilis (9071) Scraeva hatherwoodensis (38862 40029) Scraeva hatherwoodensis, Cryptotopos woodi (39299)
MP 1937.71 - 33.9Spain (Catalonia) Saturninia tobieni (31752)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Spain (Catalonia) Saturninia pirenaica, Euronyctia montana (31751)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) Saturninia gracilis, Euronyctia saturninensis (31747)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Switzerland (Solothurn) Saturninia gracilis (31746)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region Region) Saturninia sp.1 (31756)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Saturninia gracilis (12843) Saturninia gracilis, Saturninia beata (12841 12842) Saturninia sp.1 (31764 31765) Saturninia tobieni, Saturninia gracilis (12852) Saturninia tobieni, Saturninia gracilis, Saturninia beata (12849)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Saturninia gracilis, Cryptotopos woodi, Euronyctia grisollensis (184230)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Belgium Saturninia n. sp., Saturninia gracilis, Euronyctia n. sp., Euronyctia belgica (31748)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Saturninia stintoni (31583)
MP 2133.9 - 27.3Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Cryptotopos communis (184461 186506 186507 186508 186509) Saturninia sp., Cryptotopos communis (186443)
MP 2133.9 - 27.3Germany (Bayern) Cryptotopos communis, Euronyctia franconica (183517) Saturninia sp., Cryptotopos communis (183518) Saturninia sp., Cryptotopos communis, Sigenyctia oligocaena (91490)
MP 2233.9 - 27.3France Saturninia sp. (183452)
MP 2233.9 - 27.3Germany (Bayern) Cryptotopos communis, Euronyctia franconica (91491 183520)
MP 2233.9 - 27.3Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Cryptotopos communis, Euronyctia franconica (184462 184464) Cryptotopos communis, Euronyctia recta (118196) Euronyctia sp., Cryptotopos communis (184463) Saturninia sp., Cryptotopos communis, Euronyctia franconica (117977)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3France Saturninia sp. 1 (183381)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Belgium (Brabant) Saturninia n. sp., Saturninia gracilis, Euronyctia n. sp., Euronyctia belgica, Sigenyctia oligocaena, Oligonyctia hoffmani (75867)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France Darbonetus tuberi (60281)