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Peradectidae

Mammalia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Peradectidae Crochet
1994Peradectidae Korth p. 390
2004Peradectidae Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 443, 457-458
2009Peradectidae Horovitz et al. p. 6
2011Peradectidae Oliveira and Goin
2012Peradectidae Rose et al. p. 17
2012Peradectidae Williamson et al.
2016Peradectidae Wilson et al.
2022Peradectidae Korth et al.

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
—Marsupialiformes
—Marsupialia()
—Peradectidae(Crochet 1979)
—Peradectidae(Crochet 1979)

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.

Unr. †Peradectidae Crochet 1979
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G. †Armintodelphys Krishtalka and Stucky 1983
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†Armintodelphys blacki Krishtalka and Stucky 1983
†Armintodelphys dawsoni Krishtalka and Stucky 1983
†Armintodelphys dufraingi Smith and Smith 2013
Subfm. †Caroloameghiniinae Ameghino 1901
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G. †Canchadelphys Goin et al. 2010
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†Canchadelphys cristata Goin et al. 2010
G. †Caroloameghinia Ameghino 1901
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†Caroloameghinia mater Ameghino 1901
†Caroloameghinia tenuis Ameghino 1901
G. †Procaroloameghinia Marshall 1982
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†Procaroloameghinia pricei Marshall 1982
Subfm. †Protodidelphinae Marshall 1987
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G. †Kollpania Marshall and de Muizon 1988
G. †Maastrichtidelphys Martin et al. 2005
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†Maastrichtidelphys meurismeti Martin et al. 2005
G. †Mimoperadectes Bown and Rose 1979
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†Mimoperadectes houdei Horovitz et al. 2009
†Mimoperadectes labrus Bown and Rose 1979
†Mimoperadectes sowasheensis Beard and Dawson 2009
G. †Peradectes Matthew and Granger 1921
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†Peradectes austrinum Sige 1971
†Peradectes chesteri Gazin 1952
†Peradectes coprexeches Williamson and Taylor 2011
†Peradectes elegans Matthew and Granger 1921
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Invalid names: Peradectes pauli Gazin 1956 [synonym]
†Peradectes gulottai Rose 2010
†Peradectes louisi Crochet 1979
†Peradectes minor Clemens 2006
Subfm. †Peradectinae Crochet 1979
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G. †Didelphidectes Hough 1961
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†Didelphidectes pumilis Hough 1961
G. †Indodelphis Bajpai et al. 2005
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†Indodelphis luoi Bajpai et al. 2005
G. †Junggaroperadectes Ni et al. 2007
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G. †Nanodelphys McGrew 1937
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†Nanodelphys huntii Cope 1873
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Invalid names: Miothen gracile Cope 1873 [synonym], Nanodelphys minutus McGrew 1937 [synonym]
G. †Siamoperadectes Ducrocq et al. 1992
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†Siamoperadectes minutus Ducrocq et al. 1992
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Comments: "scansorial/arboreal"f
Created: 2011-04-28 22:06:26
Modified: 2011-04-28 07:06:26
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hopson 1973, Lillegraven 1979, Horovitz et al. 2009, Hendy et al. 2009, Clemens 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Coniacian to the top of the Arikareean or 89.80000 to 18.50000 Ma

Collections (225 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6USA (Utah) Peradectidae indet. (14389)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Peradectidae indet. (45897)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Peradectidae indet. (45564 45566 45567)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Alphadon sp. (14537)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Peradectidae indet. (14540)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Belgium Maastrichtidelphys meurismeti (123181)
Pu366.0 - 63.3USA (New Mexico) Peradectes sp. (26575)
Pu366.0 - 63.3USA (Montana) Peradectes minor (14738 218647)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Wyoming) Peradectes sp. (14805)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Montana) Peradectes minor (14666) Peradectes sp. (14766)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (New Mexico) Peradectes sp. (14662 14760 14794)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Bolivia (Mizque) Peradectes austrinum (13501)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Texas) Peratherium sp. (14829)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (New Mexico) Peradectes sp. (14825 14833 14893)
Ti161.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Peradectes sp. (14939)
Ti361.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Peradectes elegans (14992)
Ti461.7 - 56.8Canada (Saskatchewan) Peradectes protinnaminatus (14978)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (California) Peradectes sp. (14963 154724)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Peradectes elegans (14936 15017 15032 15049) Peradectes elegans, Peradectes pauli (14989) Peradectes protinnominatus (15036) Peradectes sp. (14974 15067)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Montana) Peradectes pauli (15025) Peradectes protinnominatus (15048) Peradectes sp. (15047)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Peradectes elegans (14954 14959) Peradectes protinnominatus (14973) Peradectes sp. (14929)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Colorado) Peradectes elegans (14967)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (North Dakota) Peradectes elegans (14931) Peradectes sp. (15000 15006)
Thanetian - Ypresian59.2 - 47.8Peru (Puno) Alphadon austrinum (28230) Caroloameghiniinae indet. (132938)
Late/Upper Paleocene - Early/Lower Eocene58.7 - 48.6USA (Wyoming) Peradectes protinnominatus (80579)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Colorado) Mimoperadectes labrus (15347)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) Mimoperadectes labrus (15132) Peradectes chesteri (15082 15085 15099 15152 15156) Peradectes sp. (15072 15216)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Montana) Peradectes sp. (15079)
Casamayoran56.0 - 48.0Argentina (Chubut) Caroloameghinia mater, Caroloameghinia tenuis (176285)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Argentina (Chubut) P. gen. nov. 3, P. gen. nov. 4, Procaroloameghinia pricei (133040)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Île-de-France) Peradectes sp. (68437)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium (West Flanders) Armintodelphys dufraingi (68430)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8India (Gujarat) Indodelphis luoi (55494)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Peradectes louisi (174239) Peradectes sp. (38868)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France Peradectes sp. 1, Peradectes sp. 2 (182667)
Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Armintodelphys blacki (15915) Armintodelphys blacki, Armintodelphys dawsoni, Peradectes chesteri (15917) Peradectes chesteri (15930)
Lysitean - Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Peradectes sp. (15451)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Colorado) Mimoperadectes labrus (15360 15378) Peradectes elegans, Peradectes protinnominatus (15725) Peradectes protinnominatus (15480 15845 15887)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (California) Peradectes sp. (15676)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Virginia) Peradectes guottai (15595)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Utah) Peradectes chesteri (198248)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Mimoperadectes labrus (15523 15759 15760) Mimoperadectes labrus, Peradectes chesteri (15510) Mimoperadectes labrus, Peradectes protinnominatus (15458) Mimoperadectes sp. (15515) Mimoperadectes sp., Peradectes protinnaminatus (118482) Peradectes chesteri (15491 15493 15504 15551 15586) Peradectes protinnaminatus (15673) Peradectes protinnominatus (15472) Peradectes sp. (15574 15779 27268) Peratherium chesteri (15662) Peratherium comstocki (16055)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Mississippi) Mimoperadectes sp. (15719)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6France (Corbieres) Peradectes sp. (92838)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Wyoming) Mimoperadectes labrus (154251 154257 154262 154265 154271 154272 154274 154275) Mimoperadectes labrus, Peradectes protinnominatus (80580 154254 154276) Peradectes chesteri (15081) Peradectes protinnominatus (154282)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6France (Var) Peradectes louisi (35538)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) Peradectidae indet., Procaroloameghinia pricei (118314)
MP 10 - MP 1155.8 - 40.4France Peradectes mutignensis (183396)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Armintodelphys blacki, Peradectes chesteri (16254) Armintodelphys dawsoni (16207) Armintodelphys sp. (16103 16109) Peradectes chesteri (16097 16098 16100 16105 16114 16126 16219 16232 16273 16315) Peradectes sp. (15837 16296) Peratherium chesteri (16198) Peratherium innominatum (16432)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Utah) Armintodelphys dawsoni, Peradectes chesteri (16396)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Argentina (Chubut) Caroloameghiniidae gen. et sp. nov. 2, Caroloameghiniidae indet. (133039) P. Gen. et sp. nov. 1, Caroloameghiniidae Gen. et sp. nov. 2 (176059)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Nanodelphys californicus (16677 16678 16682 16684 16689 16697 16699 16702 16705 16706 16710) Peradectes californicus (16763 16764 16765) Peradectes sp. (16713 16714 16716 16718 16719 16734 16737 16738 16745 16746 16747 16748 16750 16751 16752 16762)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) Peradectes californicus (186968) Peradectes chesteri (93087 186966)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 39.7Canada (Saskatchewan) Peradectes californicus, Peradectes minutus (16626)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Peradectes californicus (16585 16766 16780 167831)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Nanodelphys californicus (16791) Peradectes californicus (16603 16615 16787 16789)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Montana) Peradectes californicus (222922)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) Peradectes californicus, Peradectes minutus (16513 16515 16516 16517) Peradectes chesteri (198266) Peradectes minutus (16514) Peradectes sp. (16630)
Late/Upper Uintan - Duchesnean46.2 - 37.0USA (California) Peradectes sp. (16529 16616)
Uintan - Duchesnean46.2 - 37.0USA (California) Nanodelphys californicus (16533)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Argentina (Chubut) Caroloameghinia intermedia, Caroloameghinia mater (176167) Caroloameghinia mater (13779 176169 176186) Caroloameghinia tenuis (49900)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (California) Peradectes californicus (16813) Peradectes sp. (17039)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Wyoming) Peradectes californicus, Peradectes minutus (16826) Peradectes minutus (16884)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Peradectes californicus (16845)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Nebraska) Nanodelphys minutus (17014)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (North Dakota) Didelphidectes sp. (16991)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Didelphidectes pumilis (16919)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Copedelphys sp. (16968)
Late/Upper Chadronian - Orellan37.2 - 33.3USA (Nebraska) Nanodelphys hunti (230806)
Tinguirirican36.0 - 29.0Argentina (Chubut) Canchadelphys cristata (176200)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Wyoming) Peradectes minutus (17318)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Colorado) Nanodelphys minutus (17081)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Nebraska) Nanodelphys hunti (17108) Nanodelphys minutus (17150)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Montana) Nanodelphys hunti (17090)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3Canada (Saskatchewan) Peradectes minutus (17111)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4China (Xinjiang) Junggaroperadectes burqinensis (180951)
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (Montana) Nanodelphys hunti (230863)
Geringian30.8 - 26.3USA (Nebraska) Nanodelphys sp. (17495 17581 17709)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Montana) Nanodelphys sp. (17540 17543 17700)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Nanodelphys sp. (17567)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8Canada (Saskatchewan) Nanodelphys sp. (17526)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Thailand Siamoperadectes minutus (48126)