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Nementchatherium

Osteichthyes - Macroscelidea - Macroscelididae

Taxonomy
Nementchatherium was named by Tabuce et al. (2001). It is not extant. Its type is Nementchatherium senarhense.

It was assigned to Macroscelididae by Tabuce et al. (2001); and to Herodotiinae by Tabuce (2017).

Species
N. rathbuni, N. senarhense (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Nementchatherium Tabuce et al. p. 535
2017Nementchatherium Tabuce

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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
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
superorderAfrotheria
Afroinsectiphilia
Afroinsectivora
orderMacroscelideaButler 1956
familyMacroscelididaeBonaparte 1838
subfamilyHerodotiinae
genusNementchatherium

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.

G. †Nementchatherium Tabuce et al. 2001
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Nementchatherium rathbuni Tabuce et al. 2012
Nementchatherium senarhense Tabuce et al. 2001
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
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:54:28
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 41.03000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9Libya (Sirt) N. rathbuni (175361)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Algeria N. senarhense (59733)