List of prehistoric mammals

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Cast skeleton of Palaeotherium from the National Museum of Natural History, France Museum of Natural History Palaeotherium magnum.jpg
Cast skeleton of Palaeotherium from the National Museum of Natural History, France

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. [1] [2]

Contents

Mammaliaformes

Adelobasileus Adelobasileus cromptoni.jpg
Adelobasileus

Order †Dinnetheria

Order †Siconodontiformes

Order †Morganucodonta

Megazostrodon Megazostrodon.jpg
Megazostrodon

Order †Docodonta

Middle to Late Jurassic

Order †Kuehneotheria

Order †Eutriconodonta

Jeholodens Jeholodens BW.jpg
Jeholodens
Gobiconodon GobiconodonDB15.jpg
Gobiconodon

Early JurassicLate Cretaceous

Symmetrodonta incertae sedis

Basal Cladotheria

Basal Zatheria

Subclass Yinotheria

Order †Shuotherida

Order †Ausktribosphenida

Order †Henosferida

Order Monotremata

Steropodon Steropodon BW.jpg
Steropodon

Middle CretaceousRecent

Subclass Allotheria

Order †Haramiyida

Order †Multituberculata

Late JurassicEocene

Subclass Theria

Basal Theria

Infraclass †Pantotheria

Order †Spalacotheriida

Order †Meridiolestida

Order †Dryolestida

Order †Amphitheriida

Order †Peramurida

Order †Aegialodontia

Order †Pappotherida

Infraclass Metatheria

Late Cretaceous–Recent

Metatheria incertae sedis

Basal Metatheria

Ameridelphia incertae sedis

Order †Protodelphia

Order †Deltatheroida

Order †Asiadelphia

Order †Alphadontia

Order †Simpsonitheria

Order †Peradectia

Order †Sparassodonta

Order Didelphimorphia

Order Paucituberculata

Ekaltadeta Ekaltadeta ima.jpg
Ekaltadeta
Necrolestes Necrolestes patagonensis.jpg
Necrolestes
Palorchestes Palorchestes BW.jpg
Palorchestes

Order †Polydolopimorphia

Order †Yalkaparidontia

Order Notoryctemorphia

Order Dasyuromorphia

Order Peramelemorphia

Order Microbiotheria

Order Diprotodontia

Diprotodon Diprotodon.jpg
Diprotodon

Infraclass Eutheria

Basal Eutheria

Eutheria incertae sedis

Basal Ungulatomorpha

Order †Asioryctitheria

Order †Didelphodonta

Order †Ptolemaiida

Order †Bibymalagasia

Order Tubulidentata

Order Macroscelidea

Order Afrosoricida

Order Hyracoidea

Oligocene–Recent

Order Sirenia

Eocene–Recent

Order †Embrithopoda

Eocene-Oligocene

Order †Desmostylia

Paleoparadoxia Paleoparadoxia BW.jpg
Paleoparadoxia
Desmostylus Desmostylus 3 NT.jpg
Desmostylus

Order Proboscidea

Woolly mammoth Mammoth mg 2791.jpg
Woolly mammoth
Moeritherium Moeritherium sp.jpg
Moeritherium

EoceneHolocene

Order †Leptictida

Leptictidium Leptictidium auderiense skeleton.JPG
Leptictidium

Order †Cimolesta

Order Eulipotyphla

Late Cretaceous–Recent

Order Dermoptera

Paleocene–Recent

Order Chiroptera

Eocene–Recent

Order Scandentia

Order †Plesiadapiformes

Order Primates

List of fossil primates

Order †Anagalida

Order Lagomorpha

Eocene–Recent

Order Rodentia

Paleocene–Recent

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Giant beaver

Order †Condylarthra

Arctocyon Arctocyon DB.jpg
Arctocyon

Note: The "condylarths" are considered paraphyletic, i.e. a grouping of early ungulate-like mammals not necessarily closely related.
PaleoceneEocene

Order †Mesonychia

Order †Litopterna

PaleocenePleistocene

Order †Notoungulata

Toxodon Toxodon skeleton in BA.JPG
Toxodon

PaleocenePleistocene

Suborder Notioprogonia
Suborder Toxodontia
Suborder Typotheria
Suborder Hegetotheria

Order †Astrapotheria

EoceneMiocene

Order †Xenungulata

Paleogene

Order †Pyrotheria

EoceneOligocene

Order †Dinocerata

EoceneEocene

Order †Arctostylopida

Order †Creodonta

Paleocene–Late Miocene

Hyaenodon Hyaenodon Heinrich Harder.jpeg
Hyaenodon

Order Carnivora

Paleocene–Recent

  • Genus † Ravenictis Fox & Youzwyshyn 1994 [? Carnivoramorpha]
Suborder Caniformia (dog-like carnivores)
Ekorus Ekorus and Viverra.jpg
Ekorus
Acrophoca Acrophoca BW.jpg
Acrophoca
Dire wolf Canis dirus.jpg
Dire wolf
Amphicyon Amphicyon ingens.JPG
Amphicyon
Suborder Feliformia (cat-like carnivores)
Smilodon populator Smilodon pop2 15.jpg
Smilodon populator
American lion PantheraLeoAtrox1.jpg
American lion
Ictitherium Ictitherium viverrinum.JPG
Ictitherium

to be sorted

Superoder Xenarthra (Edentata)

Paleocene–Recent

Genus † Protobradys?Ameghino 1902 [Incertae sedis]

Glyptodon Glyptodon-1.jpg
Glyptodon
Eremotherium Eremotherium.jpg
Eremotherium

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 Large scott oxydactylus.jpg
Oxydactylus
Suborder Ruminantia

See also

References

  1. Mikko's Phylogeny Archive Haaramo, Mikko (2007). "Mammaliaformes – mammals and near-mammals" . Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  2. Paleofile.com (net, info) "Paleofile.com". Archived from the original on 2016-01-11. Retrieved 2015-12-30.. "Taxonomic lists- Mammals". Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  3. Bukhsianidze, Maia; Vekua, Abesalom (2006-11-15). "Capra dalii nov. sp. (Caprinae, Bovidae, Mammalia) at the limit of Plio-Pleistocene from Dmanisi (Georgia)". Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg: 159–171 via ResearchGate.