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Theriamorpha

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Theriimorpha was named by Rowe (1993). It is extant.

It was reranked as the unranked clade Theriamorpha by Luo et al. (2011).

It was assigned to Mammalia by Rougier et al. (2007) and Luo et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Theriimorpha Rowe p. 4
2007Theriimorpha Rougier et al. p. 4
2011Theriamorpha Luo et al. p. 444

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)

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. Theriamorpha Rowe 1993
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Fm. †Amphilestidae Osborn 1888
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G. †Amphilestes Owen 1859
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G. †Aploconodon Simpson 1925
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†Aploconodon comoensis Simpson 1925
G. †Comodon Kretzoi and Kretzoi 2000
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†Comodon gidleyi Simpson 1925
Invalid names: Phascolodon Simpson 1925 [replaced], Phascolotheridium Cifelli and Dykes 2001 [synonym]
G. †Kemchugia Averianov et al. 2005
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†Kemchugia magna Averianov et al. 2005
G. †Liaotherium Zhou et al. 1991
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†Liaotherium gracile Zhou et al. 1991
G. †Phascolotherium Owen 1838
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†Phascolotherium bucklandi Broderip 1828
†Phascolotherium simpsoni Butler and Sigogneau-Russel 2016
G. †Tendagurodon Heinrich 1998
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†Tendagurodon janenschi Heinrich 1998
Invalid names: Gobiconodontinae Chow and Rich 1984 [empty]
Unr. †Theriiformes Rowe 1988
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Fm. †Tinodontidae Marsh 1887
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G. †Tinodon Marsh 1879
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†Tinodon bellus Marsh 1879
†Tinodon lepidus Marsh 1879
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Invalid names: Menacodon rarus Marsh 1887 [synonym]
†Tinodon micron Ensom and Sigogneau-Russell 2000
Invalid names: Eurylambda Simpson 1929 [synonym], Menacodon Marsh 1887 [synonym]
G. †Yermakia Lopatin et al. 2005
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†Yermakia domitor Lopatin et al. 2005
Unr. Trechnotheria McKenna 1975
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Unr. Cladotheria McKenna 1975
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Fm. †Amphitheriidae Owen 1846
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G. †Amphibetulimus Lopatin and Averianov 2007
G. †Amphitherium de Blainville 1838
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Invalid names: Amphigonus Agassiz 1835 [synonym], Thylacotherium Valenciennes 1838 [synonym]
Superor. †Dryolestoidea Butler 1939
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G. †Barberenia Bonaparte 1990
G. †Brandonia Bonaparte 1990
Or. †Dryolestida Prothero 1981
Fm. †Dryolestidae Marsh 1879
Or. †Meridiolestida Rougier et al. 2011
Fm. †Paurodontidae Marsh 1887
Invalid names: Amphitheriida Prothero 1981 [empty]
Fm. †Vincelestidae Bonaparte 1986
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G. †Vincelestes Bonaparte 1986
Unr. Zatheria McKenna 1975
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G. †Abelodon Brunet 1990
G. †Arguimus Dashzeveg 1979
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Invalid names: Arguitherium Dashzeveg 1994 [synonym]
G. †Chunnelodon Ensom and Sigogneau-Russell 1998
G. †Magnimus Sigogneau-Russell 1999
G. †Minimus Sigogneau-Russell 1999
Fm. †Mozomuridae Li et al. 2005
G. †Nanolestes Martin 2002
G. †Palaeoxonodon Freeman 1976
Or. †Peramura McKenna 1975
Unr. †Prototheria Gill 1872
Subcl. Tribosphenida McKenna 1975
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Invalid names: Boreosphenida Luo et al. 2001 [objective synonym]
Unr. †Spalacotherioidea Prothero 1981
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Fm. †Spalacotheriidae Marsh 1887
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G. †Akidolestes Li and Luo 2006
G. †Cifellitherium Martin et al. 2022
G. †Infernolestes Cifelli et al. 2014
G. †Peralestes Owen 1871
Subfm. †Spalacolestinae Cifelli and Madsen 1999
G. †Spalacotherium Owen 1854
G. †Symmetrolestes Tsubamoto and Rougier 2004
Fm. †Zhangheotheriidae Rougier et al. 2003
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G. †Anebodon Bi et al. 2016
G. †Kiyatherium Maschenko and Lopatin 2002
G. †Maotherium Rougier et al. 2003
G. †Origolestes Mao et al. 2020
G. †Zhangheotherium Hu et al. 1997
Invalid names: Yangotheria Chow and Rich 1982 [empty], Zhangheotheria Averianov et al. 2013 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 1374.7 kgs
Minimum body mass: 3 gg
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialuc
Diet: insectivoreuc
Created: 2005-09-06 19:53:51
Modified: 2005-09-07 19:44:02
Source: s = species, g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Luo et al. 2011, Luo et al. 2003, Vizcaíno et al. 2010, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen and Gingerich 1995, Legendre 1988, Carroll 1988, Czaplewski 1997, Johnson and Madden 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Longobardian to the top of the Holocene or 242.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 235.0 Ma

Collections (22233 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Spain (Alicante) Theria sp. (202238)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Pantotheria indet. G2 (194663)
Jurassic201.4 - 145.0Morocco Amphilestidae indet. (28846)
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5China (Liaoning) Liaotherium gracile (34696)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1United Kingdom (Scotland) Eupantotheria indet. (139746)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Morocco (Figuig) Dryolestida indet., Amphitheriidae indet. (176120)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1United Kingdom (England) Phascolotherium simpsoni (52507)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) Amphibetulimus krasnolutskii, Dryolestidae indet. (61891)
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Eupantotheria indet. (31054)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Amphitheriidae indet., Amphilestidae indet., Phascolotherium bucklandi (224639) Amphitheriidae indet., Amphitherium sp., Peramuridae indet., Eupantotheria indet., Palaeoxonodon sp., Phascolotherium simpsoni (57124) Dryolestidae indet., Amphitherium sp., Amphitheria indet., Eupantotheria indet., Palaeoxonodon ooliticus (39075)
Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Amphitherium prevostii, Amphitherium rixoni, Amphitherium broderipii, Didelphys bucklandi (59357)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian167.7 - 150.8China (Liaoning) Juramaia sp. (92421)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Kyrgyzstan (Jalal-Abad) Tinodontidae indet., Paurodontidae indet., Amphitheriidae indet., Amphilestidae indet. (46545)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3China (Liaoning) Juramaia sinensis (114842)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1China (Xinjiang) Zatheria indet., Nanolestes mackennai (47056)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal (Leiria) Dryolestidae indet., Henkelotherium guimarotae, Krebsotherium lusitanicum, Dryolestes leirensis, Guimarotodus inflatus, Paurodontidae indet., Drescheratherium acutum, Nanolestes drescherae (24563)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Turkey Labes atramentosa (173369)
Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian157.3 - 145.0Romania Labes atramentosa (201710 201711)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0USA (Wyoming) Amblotherium gracilis, Laolestes eminens, Comotherium richi (39431) Dryolestes sp. (13212) Dryolestidae indet., Amblotherium megistodon (49636) Eupantotheria indet. (55333) Tinodon bellus, Tinodon lepidus, Menacodon rarus, Melanodon oweni, Dryolestes vorax, Dryolestes priscus, Laolestes grandis, Asthenodon segnis, Herpetairus humilis, Stylacodon validus, Stylacodon gracilis, Laodon venustus, Dryolestes gracilis, Miccylotyrans minimus, Dryolestes arcuatus, Pelicopsis dubius, Euthlastus cordiformis, Malthacolestes osborni, Laolestes sp., Melanodon goodrichi, Laolestes eminens, Comotherium richi, Paurodon valens, Tanaodon agilis, Archaeotrigon sp., Archaeotrigon brevimaxillus, Enneodon crassus, Enneodon affinis, Aploconodon comoensis, Phascolodon gidleyi, Dryolestes obtusus (12816)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0USA (Utah) Spalacotheriidae indet., Dryolestidae indet., Dryolestes priscus, Amblotherium sp., Amblotherium gracilis, Amblotherium debilis, Herpetairus arcuatus, Euthlastus cordiformis, Araeodon intermissus (53035)