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Caenolestidae

Mammalia - Paucituberculata - Caenolestidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Epanorthidae Ameghino
1891Epanorthidae Ameghino p. 18
1894Epanorthidae Ameghino p. 87
1897Epanorthidae Ameghino p. 500
1898Epanorthidae Gadow p. 40
1898Caenolestidae Trouessart
1948Caenolestidae Simpson
1978Caenolestidae Patterson and Marshall
1980Caenolestidae Marshall
1982Caenolestidae Marshall
1991Caenolestidae Nowak
1994Caenolestidae Springer et al. p. 86
1997Caenolestidae McKenna and Bell
1998Caenolestidae Goin and Candela
2005Caenolestidae Wilson and Reeder
2009Caenolestidae Goin et al.
2012Caenolestidae Abello et al.
2021Caenolestidae Abello et al.

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
orderPaucituberculataAmeghino 1894
superfamilyCaenolestoidea
familyCaenolestidaeTrouessart 1898
familyCaenolestidaeTrouessart 1898

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.

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
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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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Clemens 1979, Hopson 1973

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Montehermosan or 41.30000 to 4.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 38.0 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Argentina (Chubut) Progarzonia notostylopense (13779)
Priabonian - Rupelian38.0 - 28.1Peru (Loreto) Perulestes sp. 1, Perulestes sp. 2 (144474)
Tinguirirican36.0 - 29.0Argentina (Chubut) Pilchenia antiqua (176200)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Peru (Departamento de Ucayali) Perulestes cardichi, Perulestes fraileyi (149523)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Argentina (Chubut) Pilchenia intermedia (176201)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03Peru Perulestes sp. (199562)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03Peru (Loreto) Perulestes sp. (176129)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Chubut) Halmarhiphus guaraniticus (176647) Pilchenia lucina, Palaeothentes lucina (14211)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Peru (Loreto) Caenolestidae indet. (176147)
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Argentina (Chubut) Gaimanlestes pascuali (27311) Stilotherium parvum, Caenolestoides miocaenicus (141368)
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Peru Caenolestidae indet. (176149)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) Garzonia captiva, Stilotherium dissimile (176594) Pichipilus exilis, Garzonia typica, Garzonia minima, Garzonia annectens, Halmarhiphus nanus, Stilotherium dissimile (176570) Stilotherium dissimile (176565)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Argentina (Chubut) Caenolestidae indet. (215594)
Colloncuran15.5 - 13.8Argentina (Neuquén) Stilotherium dissimile (141175)
Laventan13.8 - 11.8Bolivia (Tarija) Caenolestidae indet. (38071)
Huayquerian9.0 - 6.8Argentina (La Pampa) Pliolestes venetus (140925 151498 152066)
Montehermosan6.8 - 4.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Pliolestes tripotamicus (140635)
Montehermosan - Chapadmalalan6.8 - 3.0Bolivia (La Paz) Caenolestidae indet. (70641)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Argentina (Buenos Aires) Pliolestes tripotamicus (191777)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Argentina (Buenos Aires) Pliolestes tripotamicus (191776)