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Asionyctiinae

Mammalia - Nyctitheriidae

Taxonomy
Asionyctiinae was named by Missiaen and Smith (2005). It is not extant. Its type is Asionyctia.

It was assigned to Nyctitheriidae by Missiaen and Smith (2005) and Lopatin (2006).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Asionyctiinae Missiaen and Smith
2006Asionyctiinae Lopatin

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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
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
superfamilySoricoideaGill 1872
familyNyctitheriidaeSimpson 1928
subfamilyAsionyctiinae
subfamilyAsionyctiinae

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.

Subfm. †Asionyctiinae Missiaen and Smith 2005
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G. †Asionyctia Missiaen and Smith 2005
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Asionyctia guoi Missiaen and Smith 2005
G. †Bayanulanius Meng et al. 1998
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Bayanulanius tenuis Meng et al. 1998
G. †Edzenius Lopatin 2006
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Edzenius lus Lopatin 2006
G. †Oedolius Russell and Dashzeveg 1986
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Oedolius perexiguus Russell and Dashzeveg 1986
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. Missiaen and T. Smith 2005Nyctitheriids characterized by a generally primitive nature but having a structurally reduced P4/p4.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 09:08:46
Modified: 2005-09-01 11:08:46
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hooker 2001, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Bumbanian or 58.70000 to 48.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gashatan58.7 - 55.8China (Nei Mongol) Asionyctia guoi (71076)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8China (Xinjiang) Asionyctia guoi (174687)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8China (Nei Mongol) Bayanulanius tenuis (133389)
Bumbanian55.8 - 48.6Mongolia (Southern Mongolia) Oedolius perexiguus, Edzenius lus (37206)
Bumbanian55.8 - 48.6Mongolia (Omnogov) Oedolius perexiguus (133397)