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Peramura

Mammalia - Peramura

Taxonomy
Peramura was named by McKenna (1975).

It was reranked as the informal Peramura by Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004) and Clemens et al. (2009); it was reranked as the order Peramura by Davis (2012).

It was assigned to Zatheria by McKenna (1975), Prothero (1981), Sigogneau-Russell (1999), Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004), Clemens et al. (2009) and Davis (2012).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Peramura McKenna p. 40
1981Peramura Prothero p. 321
1999Peramura Sigogneau-Russell p. 95
2004Peramura Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 380, 402
2009Peramura Clemens et al. p. 434
2012Peramura Davis p. 792

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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
RankNameAuthor
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
orderPeramura()
orderPeramura()

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. †Peramura McKenna 1975
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Fm. †Peramuridae Kretzoi 1946
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G. †Afriquiamus Sigogneau-Russell 1999
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Afriquiamus nessovi Sigogneau-Russell 1999
G. †Kouriogenys Davis 2012
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Kouriogenys minor Owen 1871
G. †Peramuroides Davis 2012
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Peramuroides tenuiscus Davis 2012
G. †Peramus Owen 1871
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Peramus dubius Owen 1871
Peramus minor Owen 1871
Peramus tenuirostris Owen 1871
G. †Tendagurutherium Heinrich 1998
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Tendagurutherium dietrichi Heinrich 1998
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, Hopson 1973, Luo et al. 2003

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Bathonian to the top of the Middle Berriasian or 167.70000 to 140.20000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Peramuridae indet. (57124)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Tanzania (Lindi) Tendagurutherium dietrichi (47146)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Ethiopia (Shewa) P. sp. (48841)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian150.8 - 140.2Morocco (Oriental) Peramuridae indet., Peramus sp., Afriquiamus nessovi (45726)
Early/Lower Berriasian - Middle Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) Peramus sp. (28995)
Middle Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) Peramus tenuirostris, Spalacotherium minus, Leptocladus dubius, Peramus minor, Peramuroides tenuiscus (72142)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8France (Poitou-Charentes) Peramus sp. (142093)