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Paucituberculata

Mammalia - Groeberida - Nototheriidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Paucituberculata Ameghino p. 76
1897Paucituberculata Ameghino p. 499
1910Paucituberculata Gregory p. 464
1991Paucituberculata Nowak
1994Paucituberculata Springer et al. p. 86
1996Paucituberculata Rae and Bown
1998Paucituberculata Goin and Candela
2001Paucituberculata Phillips et al. p. 1538
2004Paucituberculata Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 443, 461-462
2005Paucituberculata Wilson and Reeder
2009Paucituberculata Goin et al.
2010Paucituberculata Kramarz et al.
2010Paucituberculata Ladaveze and Muizon
2011Paucituberculata Oliveira and Goin
2017Paucituberculata Engelman et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Marsupialia()
Didelphia
AmeridelphiaSzalay 1982
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderGroeberidaPascual et al. 1994
Herpetotheriidae(Trouessart 1879)
orderMarsupicarnivoraRide 1964
familyNototheriidae
familyNumbigilgidae
familyOdontomysopidae
orderPaucituberculataAmeghino 1894
genusPaucituberculata

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.

Or. Paucituberculata Ameghino 1894
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G. †Bardalestes Goin et al. 2009
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Bardalestes hunco Goin et al. 2009
Invalid names: Dracolestes Goin et al. 2009 [nomen nudum]
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Fm. Caenolestidae Trouessart 1898
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G. Caenolestes Thomas 1895 [common shrew opossum]
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Caenolestes condorensis Albuja Viteri and Patterson 1996
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Invalid names: Caenolestes obscurus Thomas 1895 [synonym]
Caenolestes sangay Ojala-Barbour et al. 2013
Caenolestes tatei Anthony 1923
Invalid names: Hyracodon Tomes 1863 [synonym]
Subfm. Caenolestinae Trouessart 1898
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Tr. Caenolestini Winge 1923
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G. †Pseudhalmarhiphus Ameghino 1903
Invalid names: Garzonidae Ameghino 1891 [invalid subgroup], Pichipilini Marshall 1980 [empty]
G. †Caenolestoides Abello et al. 2021
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Caenolestoides miocaenicus Abello et al. 2021
G. †Eomannodon Ameghino 1902
G. †Gaimanlestes Abello et al. 2021
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Gaimanlestes pascuali Abello et al. 2021
G. †Perulestes Goin and Candela 2004
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Perulestes cardichi Goin and Candela 2004
Perulestes fraileyi Goin and Candela 2004
G. †Pliolestes Reig 1955
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Pliolestes venetus Goin et al. 2000
G. †Progarzonia Ameghino 1904
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Progarzonia notostylopense Ameghino 1904
G. Rhyncholestes Osgood 1924
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Rhyncholestes raphanurus Osgood 1924 [Long-nosed caenolestid]
G. †Stilotherium Ameghino 1887
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Stilotherium dissimile Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Garzonia annectens Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Garzonia captiva Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Garzonia minima Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Garzonia typica Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Halmarhiphus nanus Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Pichipilus exilis Ameghino 1891 [synonym]
Stilotherium parvum Abello et al. 2021
Stilotherium typicum Reig 1955
Invalid names: Garzonia Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Halmarhiphus Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Parhalmarhiphus Ameghino 1894 [synonym]
Invalid names: Epanorthidae Ameghino 1889 [synonym]
G. Lestoros Trousseart 1898
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Lestoros inca Thomas 1917 [Incan caenolestid]
G. †Evolestes Goin et al. 2007
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Evolestes hadrommatos Goin et al. 2007
Superfm. †Palaeothentoidea Goin et al. 2009
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Fm. †Abderitidae Ameghino 1889
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G. †Abderites Ameghino 1887
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Abderites aisenense Abello and Rubilar-Rogers 2012
Abderites crispus Ameghino 1902
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Invalid names: Abderites crispulus Ameghino 1902 [synonym], Parabderites invelatus Ameghino 1902 [synonym]
Abderites meridionalis Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Abderites crasignathus Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Abderites serratus Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Abderites tenuissimus Ameghino 1891 [synonym]
Abderites pristinus Ameghino 1902
Invalid names: Homunculites Ameghino 1901 [synonym]
G. †Decastis Ameghino 1891
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Decastis columnaris Ameghino 1891
Decastis rurigerus Ameghino 1891
G. †Pitheculites Ameghino 1901
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Pitheculites ipururensis Stutz et al. 2022
Pitheculites minimus Ameghino 1902
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Invalid names: Eomannodon multitubergulatus Ameghino 1902 [synonym], Micrabderites williamsi Simpson 1932 [synonym]
Pitheculites rothi Marshall 1990
Invalid names: Micrabderites Simpson 1932 [synonym]
G. †Pithiculites Ameghino 1902
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Pithiculites chenche Dumont and Brown 1997
Invalid names: Abderitini Marshall 1980 [empty], Parabderitini Marshall 1980 [empty]
Fm. †Palaeothentidae Sinclair 1906
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Subfm. †Acdestinae Bown and Fleagle 1993
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G. †Acdestodon Bown and Fleagle 1993
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Acdestodon bonapartei Bown and Fleagle 1993
G. †Acdestoides Bown and Fleagle 1993
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Acdestoides praecursor Loomis 1914
G. †Trelewthentes Bown and Fleagle 1993
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Trelewthentes rothi Bown and Fleagle 1993
G. †Acdestis Ameghino 1887
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Acdestis elatus Ameghino 1891
Acdestis lemairei Bown and Fleagle 1993
Acdestis maddeni Goin et al. 2003
Acdestis oweni Ameghino 1887
Acdestis parvus Ameghino 1891
Acdestis spegazzinii Ameghino 1890
G. †Antawallathentes Rincón et al. 2015
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Antawallathentes illimani Rincón et al. 2015
Antawallathentes quinzacruza Rincón et al. 2015
G. †Chimeralestes Engelman et al. 2017
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Chimeralestes ambiguus Engelman et al. 2017
Subfm. †Decastinae Ameghino 1894
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G. †Dipilus Ameghino 1890
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Dipilus bergi Ameghino 1890
Dipilus spegazzinii Ameghino 1890
G. †Metriodromus Ameghino 1894
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Metriodromus arenarus Ameghino 1894
Metriodromus spectans Ameghino 1894
G. †Palaeothentes Ameghino 1887
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Palaeothentes aratae Moreno 1882
Palaeothentes boliviensis Patterson and Marshall 1978
Palaeothentes intermedius Ameghino 1887
Palaeothentes lemoinei Ameghino 1887
Palaeothentes marshalli Bown and Fleagle 1993
Palaeothentes migueli Bown and Fleagle 1993
Palaeothentes minutus Ameghino 1887
Palaeothentes pachygnathus Ameghino 1887
Palaeothentes pascuali Bown and Fleagle 1993
Palaeothentes pressiforatus Ameghino 1887
Palaeothentes primus Ameghino 1902
Palaeothentes relictus Engelman et al. 2017
Palaeothentes serratus Engelman et al. 2017
Palaeothentes smeti Flynn et al. 2002
Subfm. †Palaeothentinae
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G. †Carlothentes Bown and Fleagle 1993
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Carlothentes chubutensis Ameghino 1897
G. †Propalaeothentes Bown and Fleagle 1993
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Propalaeothentes hatcheri Bown and Fleagle 1993
Propalaeothentes lepidus Bown and Fleagle 1993
G. †Parabderites Ameghino 1902
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Parabderites bicrispatus Ameghino 1902
Parabderites minusculus Ameghino 1902
G. †Sasawatsu Goin and Candela 2004
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Sasawatsu mahaynaq Goin and Candela 2004
G. †Titanothentes Rae and Bown 1996
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Titanothentes simpsoni Rae and Bown 1996
Fm. †Pichipilidae Marshall 1980
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G. †Phonocdromus Ameghino 1894
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Phonocdromus gracilis Ameghino 1894
G. †Pichipilus Ameghino 1890
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Pichipilus centinelus Marshall and Pascual 1977
Pichipilus halleuxi Marshall 1990
Pichipilus osborni Ameghino 1890
Pichipilus riggsi Simpson 1932
G. †Quirogalestes Goin and Candela 1998
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Quirogalestes almagaucha Goin and Candela 1998
G. †Riolestes Goin et al. 2009
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Riolestes capricornicus Goin et al. 2009
Invalid names: Caroloameghinioidea Ameghino 1901 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 30 kgs
Minimum body mass: 3 gs
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Created: 2011-04-28 21:40:09
Modified: 2011-04-28 06:40:09
Source: s = species, f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Clemens 1979, Hu et al. 2005, Vizcaíno et al. 2010, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Sánchez-Villagra et al. 2007, Hopson 1973

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Rhaetian to the top of the Chapadmalalan or 208.50000 to 3.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 201.3 Ma

Collections (473 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Pantotheria indet. G2 (194663)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8Lesotho (Mafeteng) Paraeopentapodiscus intentus, Paraeopentapodiscus parvus (149707)
Jurassic201.3 - 145.0Morocco Amphilestidae indet. (28846)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Mexico (Tamaulipas) Mammaliaformes indet. C (28212) Triconodontidae taxon B (136969)
Toarcian - Aalenian182.7 - 170.3India (Andhra Pradesh) Dyskritodon indicus (39673)
Middle Toarcian - Late/Upper Toarcian182.0 - 175.6Argentina (Chubut) Argentoconodon fariasorum (67434)
Middle Jurassic174.1 - 163.5China (Liaoning) Liaotherium gracile (34696)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) Eutriconodonta indet., Dryolestidae indet. (61891)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1United Kingdom (England) Phascolotherium simpsoni (52507)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1United Kingdom (Scotland) Eupantotheria indet. (139746)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Morocco (Figuig) Dryolestida indet. (176120)
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Eupantotheria indet. (31054)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Amphilestidae indet., Phascolotherium bucklandi (224639) Eupantotheria indet., Dryolestidae indet., Amphitheria indet., Palaeoxonodon ooliticus (39075) Eupantotheria indet., Palaeoxonodon sp., Phascolotherium simpsoni (57124)
Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Didelphys bucklandi, Amphitherium broderipii (59357)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Kyrgyzstan (Jalal-Abad) Amphilestidae indet., Triconodontidae indet., Paurodontidae indet., Ferganodon indet., Ferganodon naryensis (46545)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5China (Xinjiang) Klamelia zhaopengi (106190)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2China (Nei Mongol) Volaticotherium antiquus (27891)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1China (Xinjiang) Eutriconodonta indet. (47056)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal (Leiria) Paurodontidae indet., Dryolestidae indet., Dryolestes leirensis, Guimarotodus inflatus, Krebsotherium lusitanicum, Drescheratherium acutum, Henkelotherium guimarotae (24563)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0USA (Wyoming) Alticonodontinae indet. (231548 231563) Archaeotrigon sp., Laolestes sp., Comotherium richi, Melanodon oweni, Dryolestes arcuatus, Laolestes eminens, Dryolestes priscus, Dryolestes vorax, Dryolestes gracilis, Asthenodon segnis, Stylacodon validus, Paurodon valens, Archaeotrigon brevimaxillus, Tanaodon agilis, Laodon venustus, Stylacodon gracilis, Malthacolestes osborni, Euthlastus cordiformis, Miccylotyrans minimus, Pelicopsis dubius, Melanodon goodrichi, Herpetairus humilis, Enneodon crassus, Enneodon affinis, Tinodon ferox, Tinodon robustus, Triconodon bisulcus, Phascolodon gidleyi, Priacodon grandaevus, Priacodon lulli, Aploconodon comoensis, Laolestes grandis, Dryolestes obtusus (12816) Comotherium richi, Laolestes eminens, Amblotherium gracilis (39431) Dryolestes sp. (13212) Dryolestidae indet., Amblotherium megistodon (49636) Eupantotheria indet. (55333)