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Macroscelidinae

Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Macroscelididae

Taxonomy
Macroscelidinae was named by Bonaparte (1838). It is extant. Its type is Macroscelidini.

It was assigned to Macroscelidea by Van Valen (1967); and to Macroscelididae by Schlosser (1877), Butler (1984) and Grossman and Holroyd (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Macroscelidinae Bonaparte
1877Macroscelidinae Schlosser p. 89
1967Macroscelidinae Van Valen
1984Macroscelidinae Butler
2009Macroscelidinae Grossman and Holroyd

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
—Afroinsectiphilia
—Afroinsectivora
orderMacroscelideaButler 1956
familyMacroscelididaeBonaparte 1838
subfamilyMacroscelidinaeBonaparte 1838
subfamilyMacroscelidinaeBonaparte 1838

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.

Subfm. Macroscelidinae Bonaparte 1838
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Tr. Elephantulini Dumbacher et al. 2016
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G. Elephantulus Thomas and Schwann 1906
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Elephantulus brachyrhynchus Smith 1834 [Short-snouted elephant shrew]
Elephantulus edwardii Smith 1839 [Cape elephant shrew]
Elephantulus fuscipes Thomas 1894 [Dusky-footed elephant shrew]
Elephantulus fuscus Peters 1852 [Dusky elephant shrew]
Elephantulus intufi Smith 1834 [Bushveld elephant shrew]
Elephantulus myurus Thomas and Schwann 1906 [Eastern rock elephant shrew]
Elephantulus revoili Huet 1881 [Somali elephant shrew]
Elephantulus rufescens Peters 1878 [Rufous elephant shrew]
Elephantulus rupestris Smith 1831 [Western rock elephant shrew]
Invalid names: Elephantomys Broom 1938 [synonym]
G. †Hiwegicyon Butler 1984
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†Hiwegicyon juvenalis Butler 1984
G. Nasilio Thomas and Schwann 1906
G. †Palaeothentoides Stromer 1932
Tr. Macroscelidini Bonaparte 1838
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G. Macroscelides Smith
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Macroscelides proboscideus Shaw 1800 [Short-eared elephant shrew]
Invalid names: Diposorex Blainville 1838 [synonym], Eumerus Saint-Hilaire 1829 [synonym], Macroscelis Fischer 1830 [synonym], Rhinomys Lichtenstein 1831 [synonym]
G. †Metoldobotes Schlosser 1910
G. Petrodromus Peters 1846
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Petrodromus tetradactylus Peters 1846 [four-toed elephant shrew]
Invalid names: Cercoctenus Hollister 1916 [synonym], Mesoctenus Thomas 1918 [synonym]
G. Petrosaltator Dumbacher et al. 2016
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Petrosaltator rozeti Duvernoy 1833 [North african elephant shrew]
G. †Miosengi Grossman and Holroyd 2009 [sengi]
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†Miosengi butleri Grossman and Holroyd 2009
G. †Pronasilio Butler 1984
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†Pronasilio ternanensis Butler 1984
Invalid names: Rhynchocyonini Gill 1872 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:54:28
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Holocene or 33.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 28.1 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Egypt (Fayum) Metoldobotes stromeri (12960)
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588South Africa Elephantulus sp. (22224)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Kenya Pronasilio sp. (38060)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Namibia Palaeothentoides sp. (21855)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Kenya Pronasilio sp. (219711)
Messinian - Piacenzian7.246 - 2.588South Africa (Cape) Elephantulus sp. (59167)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Kenya Elephantulus sp. (22234)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6South Africa Elephantulus sp. (22221 22222)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588South Africa Elephantulus antiquus (22353) Elephantulus antiquus, Elephantulus brachyrhynchus (22339 22341) Elephantulus antiquus, Elephantulus broomi, Elephantulus fuscus, Macroscelides proboscideus (22357)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588South Africa (Langebaanweg) Elephantulus sp. (21713)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588South Africa Elephantulus antiquus, Elephantulus langi (22340)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117South Africa Elephantulus antiquus, Elephantulus brachyrhynchus, Macroscelides proboscideus (22333) Elephantulus antiquus, Macroscelides proboscideus (22334)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781South Africa Elephantulus sp., Elephantulus langi, Elephantulus brachyrhynchus (21824)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Zambia Elephantulus brachyrhynchus (68339)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa Elephantulus myurus (21915)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0South Africa Elephantulus myurus (21949)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774South Africa Elephantulus sp. (21961)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania Elephantulus fuscus (22617) Elephantulus sp. (22628)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Zambia Elephantulus brachyrhynchus (68342)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (N. Transraal) Elephantulus brachyrhynchus (21693)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Kenya Elephantulus brachyrhynchus (21959)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Zambia Elephantulus brachyrhynchus (21894)