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Nuryctes

Mammalia - Proteutheria - Palaeoryctidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Neoryctes Tong
2003Nuryctes Tong
2004Nuryctes Lopatin and Averianov
2006Nuryctes 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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
orderProteutheria
familyPalaeoryctidaeWinge 1917
genusNuryctes

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.

G. †Nuryctes Tong 2003
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Nuryctes alayensis Lopatin and Averianov 2004
Nuryctes gobiensis Lopatin and Averianov 2004
Nuryctes qinlingensis Tong 1997
Invalid names: Neoryctes Tong 1997 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitef
Ontogeny: modification of partsf
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-10 10:27:49
Modified: 2005-09-10 12:27:49
Source: f = family, subc = subclass
References: Lillegraven 1979, Fox 2004, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 56.00000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Kyrgyzstan (Osh) N. alayensis (28490)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Mongolia (Ovorhangai) N. gobiensis (93596)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.2 - 28.4China (Henan) Neoryctes qinlingensis (174738)