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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. †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. †Ningchengodon Zhang et al. 2024
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
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: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Luo et al. 2003, Hopson 1973

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Bathonian to the top of the Judithian or 167.70000 to 70.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 166.1 Ma

Collections (76 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jurassic201.4 - 145.0Morocco Amphilestidae indet. (28846)
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5China (Liaoning) Liaotherium gracile (34696)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1United Kingdom (England) Phascolotherium simpsoni (52507)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Amphilestidae indet., Phascolotherium bucklandi (224639) Phascolotherium simpsoni (57124)
Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Didelphys bucklandi, Amphitherium broderipii (59357)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Kyrgyzstan (Jalal-Abad) Amphilestidae indet., Tinodontidae indet. (46545)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0USA (Wyoming) Menacodon rarus, Tinodon bellus, Tinodon lepidus, Phascolodon gidleyi, Aploconodon comoensis (12816)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0USA (Utah) Spalacotheriidae indet. (53035)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Tanzania (Lindi) Tendagurodon janenschi (47146)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal (Centro) Tinodon sp. (69708)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0USA (Utah) Trechnotheria indet. (191718)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian150.8 - 140.2Morocco (Oriental) Amphilestidae indet. (45726)
Early/Lower Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) Spalacotherium tricuspidens (105966)
Early/Lower Berriasian - Middle Berriasian145.0 - 140.2France (Poitou-Charentes) Spalacotherium evansae (61930)
Early/Lower Berriasian - Middle Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) Spalacotherium evansae (28995) Spalacotherium evansae, Tinodon micron, Spalacotherium sp. (28401)
Middle Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) Spalacotherium evansae (122769) Spalacotherium hookeri (123573) Spalacotherium tricuspidens, Peralestes longirostris (72142)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8France (Poitou-Charentes) Spalacotherium evansae (142093)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8United Kingdom (England) Spalacotherium sp. (77058)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Late/Upper Valanginian145.0 - 136.4USA (South Dakota) Infernolestes rougieri (135449)
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4United Kingdom (England) Spalacotherium tricuspidens (102993)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4United Kingdom (England) Spalacotherium tricuspidens (119006)
Late/Upper Hauterivian - Early/Lower Barremian136.4 - 125.45Spain (Aragón) Aliaga molinesis (84213)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Spain (Teruel) Spalacotherium henkeli (36365)
Early/Lower Barremian - Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45Spain (Castilla-La Mancha) Spalacotheriidae indet. (228969)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Cifellitherium suderlandicum (152548)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46China (Liaoning) Akidolestes cifelli (13937) Anebodon luoi (73438) Mammalia indet. (235272) Maotherium asiaticus (92147) Maotherium sinensis (115646) Zhangheotherium quinquecuspidens (10761 49106)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0United Kingdom (England) Yaverlestes gassoni (101090 101091 101092)
Barremian - Aptian129.4 - 113.0Russian Federation (Kemerovo) Kiyatherium cardiodens (52808) Kiyatherium sp. (167303)
Barremian - Aptian129.4 - 113.0Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) Amphilestidae indet., Kemchugia magna (53148) Zhangheotheria indet. B (206603) Zhangheotheria indet. B, Zhangheotheria indet. A (206601)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Japan (Fukui) Symmetrolestes parvus (74904)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0China (Liaoning) Lactodens sheni (79518)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Russian Federation (Kemerovo) Tinodontidae indet., Yermakia domitor, Kiyatherium cardiodens, Amphilestidae indet. (39680)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5China (Liaoning) Heishanlestes changi (36971)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5USA (Wyoming) Spalacotheriidae indet. (137577)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0USA (Texas) Spalacotheroides bridwelli (14388)
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (Arkansas) Spalacolestinae indet. (222851)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Utah) Spalacolestes cretulablatta, Spalacotheridium noblei (14398 14399 14400 14403) Spalacotheridium noblei (14402 14407) Spalacotheriidae indet., Spalacolestes cretulablatta, Spalacolestes inconcinnus, Spalacotheridium noblei (14405) Spalacotheriidae indet., Symmetrodonta indet., Symmetrodonta indet. (14396)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Utah) Spalacotheriidae indet. (73432)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Utah) Spalacotheriidae indet. (14415)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Utah) Symmetrodontoides oligodontos (14416)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Uzbekistan (Navoi) Shalbaatar bakht (46959)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Utah) Spalacotheridium mckennai, Spalacotheriidae indet. (14414)
Late/Upper Turonian - Coniacian93.5 - 86.3Uzbekistan (Navoi) Shalbaatar sp. (123485)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6USA (Utah) Symmetrodontoides sp. (14389)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6USA (Montana) Spalacotheridium mckennai, Symmetrodontoides canadensis (181582)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Canada (Alberta) Mictodon simpsoni (14428) Symmetrodontoides canadensis (14425)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Utah) Symmetrodontoides foxi (14429 75839 75840 75845) Symmetrodontoides sp., Symmetrodontoides foxi (14421)
Judithian83.5 - 70.6USA (Utah) Symmetrodontoides foxi (14474)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Utah) Picopsis sp. (14466)