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Changlelestidae

Mammalia - Changlelestidae

Taxonomy
Changlelestidae was named by Tong and Wang (1993). It is not extant. Its type is Changlelestes.

It was assigned to Soricomorpha by Tong and Wang (1993) and Tong (1997).

Subtaxa
Changlelestes (type genus), Ernosorex, Tupaiodontinae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Changlelestidae Tong and Wang
1997Changlelestidae Tong

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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()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
familyChanglelestidae
familyChanglelestidae

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. †Changlelestidae Tong and Wang 1993
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G. †Changlelestes Tong and Wang 1993
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†Changlelestes dissetiformis Tong and Wang 1993
G. †Ernosorex Wang and Li 1990
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†Ernosorex jilinensis Wang and Li 1990
Subfm. †Tupaiodontinae Butler 1988
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G. †Anatolechinos Wang 2008
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†Anatolechinos huadianensis Wang and Li 1990
G. †Ictopidium Zdansky 1930
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†Ictopidium lechei Zdansky 1930
G. †Tupaiodon Matthew and Granger 1924
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†Tupaiodon morrisi Matthew and Granger 1924
G. †Zaraalestes Storch and Dashzeveg 1997
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†Zaraalestes minutus Matthew and Granger 1924
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Invalid names: Ictopidium tatalgolensis Sulimski 1970 [synonym]
†Zaraalestes russelli Storch and Dashzeveg 1997
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Oligocene or 55.80000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sharamurunian56.0 - 37.71China (Shanxi) Ictopidium lechei (41116)
Sharamurunian56.0 - 37.71China (Henan) Ictopidium lechei (41120)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6China (Shandong) Changlelestes dissetiformis (77929 174688 183188)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3China (Jilin) Tupaiodon huadianensis, Ernosorex jilinensis (174718)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Mongolia Zaraalestes russelli (75718) Zaraalestes sp. (174909)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9China (Nei Mongol) Anatolechinos neimongolensis (174914) Ictopidium lechei, Anatolechinos neimongolensis (174913)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Mongolia (Dornogov) Tupaiodontinae indet. (174683)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Mongolia Ictopidium tatalgolensis (77772) Tupaiodon morrisi, Tupaiodon minutus (53979) Zaraalestes sp., Zaraalestes minutus (175168)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4China (Xinjiang) Tupaiodon morrisi (174978)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Mongolia (Western Gobi Dessert) Ictopidium tatalgolensis (77771)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4China (Nei Mongol) Anatolechinos neimongolensis (174915) Tupaiodon sp. (34695)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Zaraalestes minutus (135791 175169 180953 180956 180959 182131 187263 187298 187301 201176 201185 201191) Zaraalestes sp., Zaraalestes minutus (180955)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Zaraalestes minutus (182075 182078 182081)