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Brachyericinae

Mammalia - Erinaceidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1948Brachyericinae Butler
1995Brachyericinae Gould p. 7
2006Brachyericinae Lopatin
2008Brachyericinae Gunnell et al.
2016Brachyericinae Korth and Evander

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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
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Eulipotyphla
familyErinaceidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyBrachyericinaeButler 1948
subfamilyBrachyericinaeButler 1948

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. †Brachyericinae Butler 1948
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G. †Brachyerix Matthew 1933
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†Brachyerix hibbardi Stevens 1977
†Brachyerix macrotis Matthew 1933
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Invalid names: Metechinus marslandensis Meade 1941 [synonym]
†Brachyerix richi Martin and Lim 2004
G. †Exallerix McKenna and Holton 1967
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†Exallerix efialtes Lopatin 1996
†Exallerix gaolanshanensis Qiu and Gu 1988
†Exallerix hsandagolensis McKenna and Holton 1967
†Exallerix manahan Lopatin and Zazhigin 2003
†Exallerix pustulatus Ziegler et al. 2007
Invalid names: Metexallerix Qiu and Gu 1988 [synonym]
G. †Metechinus Matthew 1929
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†Metechinus amplior Rich 1981
†Metechinus fergusoni Henshaw 1942
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Invalid names: Brachyerix incertis Matthew 1924 [synonym]
†Metechinus nevadensis Matthew 1929
G. †Postexallerix Lopatin and Zazhigin 2003
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†Postexallerix mustelidens Lopatin and Zazhigin 2003
†Postexallerix securis Lopatin and Zazhigin 2003
G. †Synexallerix Lopatin and Zazhigin 2003
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†Synexallerix otus Lopatin and Zazhigin 2003
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semifossorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2012-05-14 22:01:37
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Serravallian or 33.90000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (67 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Mongolia Exallerix hsandagolensis (53977) Exallerix manahan (77772 180874)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Kazakhstan (Aktyubinsk) Exallerix efialtes (175921)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Mongolia Exallerix pustulatus (75588)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03China (Gansu) Metexallerix gaolanshanensis (42061)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Brachyerix macrotis (17738)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Texas) Brachyerix hibbardi (17768)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Kazakhstan Synexallerix otus (64355)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (Colorado) Brachyerix macrotis (18978)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mongolia Exallerix sp. (180965 182089 182091) Postexallerix securis (85060)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Colorado) Brachyerix macrotis (18941) Metechinus amplior (18934)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) Brachyerix macrotis (17963 17974 69808 69916)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Wyoming) Brachyerix macrotis (19073 19074 19075 19076 19077 19078 19079 19081)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) Brachyerix macrotis (17915 17920 17991)
Late/Upper Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) Brachyerix sp. (17889)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Germany (Bavaria) Amphechinus sp., Plesiosorex sp. (28629)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (South Dakota) Brachyerix incertis (18397)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Metechinus amplior (18027 18031 18090 18102 18141 18164 18192 18208 18275 18284 18442) Metechinus sp. (18165 18443)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5Canada (Saskatchewan) Brachyerix incertis (18759)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Colorado) Brachyerix sp. (18220)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Louisiana) Brachyerix incertis (18666)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) Brachyerix incertis (19557)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) Brachyerix incertis (19435) Metechinus amplior (19287 19535)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nevada) Metechinus fergusoni (19097)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Brachyerix incertis (18004) Metechinus amplior (17976)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) Metechinus amplior (19547)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) Brachyerix incertis (18803)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Mongolia Postexallerix mustelidens (180875)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Mongolia Postexallerix mustelidens (180876)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Metechinus amplior (18212) Metechinus nevadensis (188779) Metechinus sp. (18176)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (California) Metechinus sp. (19361)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nevada) Metechinus nevadensis (18888)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Metechinus amplior (18066)