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Paroxyclaenidae

Mammalia - Condylarthra - Paroxyclaenidae

Taxonomy
Paroxyclaenidae was named by Weitzel. It is not extant. Its type is Paroxyclaeninae.

It was assigned to Tupaioidea by Van Valen (1967); and to Condylarthra by Hooker (1986) and Carroll (1988).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Kochictidae Kretzoi
1967Paroxyclaenidae Van Valen
1986Paroxyclaenidae Hooker p. 338
1988Paroxyclaenidae Carroll

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Epitheria
orderCondylarthraCope 1881
familyParoxyclaenidaeWeitzel
familyParoxyclaenidaeWeitzel

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. †Paroxyclaenidae Weitzel
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G. †Kopidodon Weitzel 1933
Subfm. †Merialinae Russell and Godinot 1988
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G. †Euhookeria Russell and Godinot 1988
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†Euhookeria hopwoodi Cray 1973
G. †Merialus Russell and Godinot 1988
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†Merialus martinae Russell and Godinot 1988
Subfm. †Paroxyclaeninae Weitzel 1933
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G. †Paravulpavoides Harrison 2009
G. †Paroxyclaenus Teilhard de Chardin 1922
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†Paroxyclaenus lemuroides Teilhard de Chardin 1922
G. †Pugiodens Matthes 1952
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†Pugiodens mirus Matthes 1952
Invalid names: Russellites Van Valen 1965 [synonym]
G. †Spaniella Crusafont-Pairo and Russell 1968
G. †Vulpavoides Matthes 1952
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†Vulpavoides cooperi Hooker 1986
†Vulpavoides germanica Matthes 1952
†Vulpavoides simplicidens Van Valen 1965
†Vulpavoides vanvaleni Russell and Godinot 1988
Invalid names: Kochictidae Kretzoi 1943 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MP 13 to the top of the MP 19 or 48.60000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Marne) Paroxyclaenidae indet. (35537) Paroxyclaenidae indet., Paroxyclaenus sp. (35533 35535)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Merialus martinae (178050)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Vulpavoides germanica (45771)
MP 13 - MP 1448.6 - 40.4France (Quercy) Paroxyclaenus lemuroides (36875)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Alsace Region) Vulpavoides vanvaleni (31609)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Pugiodens mirus (13322 45739) Vulpavoides germanicus (45000)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Vulpavoides cooperi (39014)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Switzerland (Baselland) Vulpavoides simplicidens (182806)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Dyspterna hopwoodi (40030)
MP 18 - MP 1937.2 - 33.9France Paroxyclaenus lemuroides (184091)