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Eudermoptera (true dermopteran)

Mammalia - Dermoptera

Taxonomy
Eudermoptera was named by Beard (1993). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Beard (1993).

It was assigned to Dermoptera by Beard (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Eudermoptera Beard

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—Euarchonta
—Primatomorpha
orderDermopteraIllinger 1811
suborderEudermoptera
suborderEudermoptera

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.

Subor. Eudermoptera Beard 1993 [true dermopteran]
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Infraor. Colugodontiformes Beard 1993 [colugo]
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Fm. Galeopithecidae Gray 1821
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Invalid names: Colugidae Miller 1906 [synonym], Cynocephalidae Simpson 1945 [synonym], Galeopithecina Bonaparte 1850 [empty], Galeopteridae Thomas 1908 [synonym], Pleuropteridae Burnett 1829 [synonym], Pterocebineae Lesson 1840 [synonym]
Invalid names: Paromomyiformes Szalay 1973 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealo
Diet: folivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:22:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:22:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Langhian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 15.97000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Kenya Galeopithecidae indet. (22077)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Ethiopia Galeopithecidae indet. (22174)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588South Africa Galeopithecidae indet. (22660)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Ethiopia Galeopithecidae indet. (21999 22040)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania Galeopithecidae indet. (22464)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Ethiopia Galeopithecidae indet. (22156)