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Rhynchocyonidae

Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Rhynchocyonidae

Taxonomy
Rhynchocyoninae was named by Gill (1872). It is not extant.

It was reranked as the family Rhynchocyonidae by Senut and Pickford (2021).

It was assigned to Macroscelididae by Schlosser (1877), Butler (1984); and to Macroscelidea by Senut and Pickford (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Rhynchocyoninae Gill
1877Rhynchocyoninae Schlosser p. 89
1984Rhynchocyoninae Butler
2021Rhynchocyonidae Senut and Pickford

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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
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
—Afroinsectiphilia
—Afroinsectivora
orderMacroscelideaButler 1956
familyRhynchocyonidae(Gill 1872)
familyRhynchocyonidae(Gill 1872)

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. †Rhynchocyonidae Gill 1872
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G. †Brevirhynchocyon Senut and Pickford 2021
G. †Eorhynchocyon Senut and Pickford 2021
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†Eorhynchocyon rupestris Senut and Pickford 2021
G. †Hypsorhynchocyon Senut 2008
G. †Miorhynchocyon Butler 1984
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†Miorhynchocyon clarki Butler and Hopwood 1957
†Miorhynchocyon meswae Butler 1984
G. Rhynchocyon Peters 1847
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Rhynchocyon chrysopygus Günther 1881 [Golden-rumped elephant shrew]
Rhynchocyon cirnei Peters 1847
†Rhynchocyon clarki Butler and Hopwood 1957
Rhynchocyon claudi Thomas and Wroughton 1907
Rhynchocyon petersi Bocage 1880
†Rhynchocyon rusingae Butler 1969
Invalid names: Rhinonax Thomas 1918 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: insectivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:05:41
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:05:41
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Piacenzian or 41.03000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.71 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Namibia (Sperrgebiet) Eorhynchocyon rupestris (165176)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Kenya Rhynchocyon sp. (27855)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Uganda Miorhynchocyon sp. (28293)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Kenya Rhynchocyon sp. (27856 27858)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Kenya (Central Nyanza) Rhynchocyon sp. (21340)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Kenya Miorhynchocyon sp. (219711)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Kenya Rhynchocyon sp. (22234)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Tanzania (Eastern Drift Valley) Rhynchocyon pliocaenicus (32050)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Tanzania Rhynchocyon pliocaenicus (21799 21831)