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This is an incomplete list of prehistoric mammals . It does not include
extant mammals or
recently extinct mammals . For extinct
primate species, see:
list of fossil primates .
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Mammaliaformes
Adelobasileus
Megazostrodon
Middle to
Late Jurassic
Jeholodens
Gobiconodon
Early Jurassic –
Late Cretaceous
Steropodon
Middle Cretaceous –
Recent
Genus †
Kirtlingtonia Butler & Hooker 2005 [tooth-taxa]
Genus †
Millsoson Butler & Hooker 2005 [tooth-taxa]
Family †
Haramiyaviidae Butler 2000
Family †
Eleutherodontidae Kermack et al. 1998 [Arboroharamiyidae Zheng et al. 2013 ; Euharamiyida Bi et al. 2014 ; Eleutherodontida Kermack et al. 1998 ]
Family †
Theroteinidae Sigogneau-Russell, Frank & Hammerle 1986
Genus †
Theroteinus Sigogneau-Russell, Frank & Hammerle 1986
Family †
Thomasiidae Poche 1908 [Haramiyidae Simpson 1947 sensu Jenkins et al. 1997 ; Microlestidae Murry 1866 ; Microcleptidae Simpson 1928 ]
Late Jurassic –
Eocene
Basal Theria
Late Cretaceous –Recent
Metatheria incertae sedis
Basal Metatheria
Genus †
Atokatheridium Kielan-Jaworowska & Cifelli 2001
Genus †
Khuduklestes Nesov, Sigogneau-Russell & Russell 1994
Family †
Deltatheridiidae Gregory & Simpson 1926 [Nanocuridae Fox, Scott & Bryant 2007 ; Sulestinae Nessov 1985 ]
Family †
Asiatheriidae Trofimov & Szalay 1994 [Asiadelphidae Trofimov & Szalay 1994 ]
Genus †
Dukecynus Goin 1997
Genus †
Pseudonotictis Marschall 1981
Genus †
Sallacyon Villarroel & Marshall 1982 [
Andinogale Hoffstetter & Petter 1983
Family †
Mayulestidae de Muizon 1994
Family †
Proborhyaenidae Ameghino 1897 [Arminiheringiidae Ameghino 1902 ]
Family †
Prothylacinidae Ameghino 1894
Family †
Thylacosmilidae Riggs 1933 sensu Marshall 1976
Family †
Hathliacynidae Ameghino 1894 [Cladictidae Winge 1923 ; Cladosictidae Cabreta 1927 ; Cladosictinae Cabrera 1927 ; Acyonidae Ameghino 1889 ; Amphiproviverridae Ameghino 1894 ]
Family †
Borhyaenidae Ameghino 1894 [Sparassodontidae Roger 1896 ; Conodonictidae Ameghino 1935 ] ()
Family †
Derorhynchidae Marshall 1987
Family †
Sparassocynidae Reig 1958 sensu Archer 1984
Family
Didelphidae Gray 1821 (American opossums)
Genus †
Incadelphys Marshall & de Muizon 1988
Genus †
Coona Simpson 1938
Genus †
Sairadelphys Oliveira et al. 2011
Subfamily †
Eobrasiliinae Marshall 1987
Subfamily
Didelphinae Grey 1821
Tribe
Didelphini Grey 1821
Tribe
Marmosini Hershkovitz 1992 [Monodelphinae Talice, de Mosera & Machado 1960 nomen nudum sensu Hershkovitz ; Monodelphini Talice, de Mosera & Machado 1960 nomen nudum sensu McKenna & Bell 1997 ]
Subtribe †
Zygolestina Marshall 1982
Subtribe
Monodelphina Talice, de Mosera & Machado 1960 [Marmosidae Hershkovitz 1992; Lestodelphyinae Hershkovitz 1992]
Ekaltadeta
Necrolestes
Palorchestes
Genus †
Crash Travouillon et al. 2014
Genus †
Kutjamarcoot Chamberlain et al. 2016
Genus †
Thylacotinga Archer, Godthelp & Hand 1993
Superfamily †
Yaraloidea Muirhead 2000
Superfamily
Perameloidea Gray 1825 sensu Waterhouse 1838
Genus †
Galadi Travouillon et al. 2010
Genus †
Bulungu Gurovichet al. 2013
Genus †
Madju Travouillon et al. 2015
Family
Thylacomyidae Archer & Kirsch 1977 (rabbit-eared bandicoots/bilbies)
Family
Peramelidae Gray 1825 (Australian bandicoots)
Family †
Chaeropodidae Gill 1872 (pig-footed bandicoots)
Family
Peroryctidae Archer et al. 1989 (New Guinean bandicoots)
Diprotodon
Basal Eutheria
Eutheria incertae sedis
Oligocene –Recent
Eocene –Recent
Eocene -
Oligocene
Paleoparadoxia
Desmostylus
Woolly mammoth
Moeritherium
Eocene –
Holocene
Leptictidium
Family †
Gypsonictopidae Van Valen 1967
Family †
Didymoconidae Kretzoi 1943 [Tshelkariidae Gromova 1960]
Family †
Leptictidae Gill 1872 [Isacidae Cope 1874; Ictopsidae Schlosser 1887; Ictopsida Haeckel 1895]
Subfamily †
Pseudorhyncocyoninae Sigé 1974 [Pseudorhyncocyonidae Storch & Lister 1985]
Subfamily †
Leptictinae Gill 1872 non Van Valen 1967 [Diacodontinae Trouessart 1879]
Late Cretaceous –Recent
Paleocene –Recent
Family †
Thylacaelurinae Van Valen 1967
Family †
Plagiomenidae Matthew 1918
Family †
Mixodectidae Cope 1883 [Oldobotidae Schlosser 1907 ]
Family
Cynocephalidae Simpson 1945 [Colugidae Miller 1906 ; Galeopithecidae Gray 1821 ; Galeopteridae Thomas 1908 ; Pleuropteridae Burnett 1829 ; Pterocebineae Lesson 1840 ]
Eocene –Recent
Genus †
Nycticonodon Quinet 1964
Family
Tupaiidae Gray 1825 (tree shrews)
Subfamily
Tupaiinae Gray 1825 [Cladobatina Bonaparte 1838 ; Glisoricina Pomel 1848 ] (true tree shrews)
List of fossil primates
Genus †
Wania Wang 1995
Family †
Pseudictopidae Sulimski 1969 [Mingotheriidae Schoch 1985 ]
Family †
Anagalidae Simpson 1931 [Peritupaioidea Crusafont Pairó 1966 ]
Eocene –Recent
Paleocene –Recent
Giant beaver
Arctocyon
Note: The "
condylarths " are considered
paraphyletic , i.e. a grouping of early
ungulate -like mammals not necessarily closely related.
Paleocene –
Eocene
Paleocene –
Pleistocene
Toxodon
Paleocene –
Pleistocene
Suborder Notioprogonia
Suborder Toxodontia
Suborder Typotheria
Suborder Hegetotheria
Eocene –
Miocene
Paleogene
Family †
Carodniidae Paula Couto 1952 [Etayoidae Villarroel 1987 ]
Eocene –
Oligocene
Eocene –
Eocene
Family †
Uintatheriidae Flower 1876 [Tinoceratidae Marsh 1872 ; Sphaleroceratinae Brandt 1878 ; Eobasiliidae Cope 1873 ]
Paleocene –Late
Miocene
Hyaenodon
Paleocene –Recent
Genus †
Ravenictis Fox & Youzwyshyn 1994 [? Carnivoramorpha]
Suborder Caniformia (dog-like carnivores)
Ekorus
Acrophoca
Dire wolf
Amphicyon
Suborder
Feliformia (cat-like carnivores)
Smilodon populator
American lion
Ictitherium
to be sorted
Order Xenarthra (Edentata)
Paleocene –Recent
Genus †
Protobradys ? Ameghino 1902 [Incertae sedis
Glyptodon
Suborder
Cingulata Illiger 1811 [Loricata Owen 1842 non Merrem 1820 ; Hicanodonta Ameghino 1889 ] (armadillos)
Family †
Peltephilidae Ameghino 1894
Family
Dasypodidae Gray 1821 [Stegotheridae Ameghino 1889 ; Scoteopsidae Ameghino 1894 ; Astegotheriidae Ameghino 1906 ; Tatusidae Burnett 1830 ; Praopidae Ameghino 1889 ; Tolypeutidae Gray 1869 ; Scleropleuridae Lahille 1895 ]
Subfamily
Dasypodinae Gray 1821 sensu Gill 1872
Subfamily
Tolypeutinae Gray 1865 [Tolypeutina Gray 1865 ; Tolypeutinae Alberdi, Leone & Tonni 1995 ; Priodontinae Patterson & Pascual 1968 ]
Genus †
Kuntinatu Billet, Hautier, de Muizon & Valentin 2011
Subfamily
Euphractinae Winge 1923
Superfamily
Glyptodontoidea
Family †
Pampatheriidae Paula Couto 1954
Family †
Paleopeltidae Ameghino 1895 [Pseudorophodontidae Hoffstetter 1954 ]
Family †
Glyptodontidae Gray 1969 [Haplophoridae Huxley 1864 sensu McKenna & Bell 1997 ; Doedicuridae Ameghino 1889 ; Propalaehoplophoridae Ameghino 1891 ; Sclerocalyptidae Ameghino 1904 ]
Eremotherium
Suborder
Pilosa Flower 1883 [Bradypoda Blumenbach 1779 ; Anicanodonta Ameghino 1889 ]
Genus †
Trematherium Ameghino 1887
Family †
Entelopidae Ameghino 1889 [Entelopsidae Ameghino 1889 ; Dideilotheridae Ameghino 1894 ]
Infraorder
Vermilingua Illiger 1811 emend. Gray 1869 [Scandentia Fischer de Waldheim 1817 non Wagner 1855 ] (Hairy anteaters)
Infraorder
Folivora Delsuc et al. 2001 [Phyllophaga Owen 1842 non Harris 1827 ; Phytophaga Huxley 1871 ; Tardigrada Latham & Davies 1795 sensu McKenna, Wyss & Flynn 2006 non non Spallanzani 1777 ; Tardigradae Gray 1821 ; Gravigrada Owen 1842 ] (sloths)
Order Pholidota
Eocene –Recent
Infraorder Cetacea
Eocene –Recent
Parvorder Archaeoceti
Suborder Mysticeti
to be sorted
Suborder Odontoceti
Order Perissodactyla
Eocene –Recent
Suborder Hippomorpha
Suborder Ceratomorpha
Order Artiodactyla
Eocene –Recent
Suborder Suina
Suborder Tylopoda
Oxydactylus
Suborder Ruminantia
See also
References
Yinotheria
Theria
Metatheria (
Marsupial inclusive)
Eutheria (
Placental inclusive)
Xenarthra
Afrotheria
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla (Hedgehogs, shrews, moles and relatives)
Chiroptera (Bats)
Pholidota (Pangolins)
Carnivora (Dogs, cats and relatives)
Perissodactyla (Horses, rhinoceroses and tapirs)
Artiodactyla (Pigs, camels, hippos, deer, buffalo, gazelles, giraffes, whales and dolphins)
Euarchontoglires
Rodentia (Rats, guinea pigs, squirrels, beavers, chinchillas, porcupines, capybaras and relatives)
Lagomorpha (Rabbits, hares and pikas)
Scandentia (Treeshrews)
Dermoptera (Colugos)
Primates (lorises, lemurs, tarsiers, monkeys, apes, humans)
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