List of prehistoric mammals explained

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]

Mammaliaformes

Order †Dinnetheria

Order †Siconodontiformes

Order †Morganucodonta

Order †Docodonta

Middle to Late Jurassic

Order †Kuehneotheria

Order †Eutriconodonta

Early JurassicLate Cretaceous

Symmetrodonta incertae sedis

Basal Cladotheria

Basal Zatheria

Subclass Yinotheria

Order †Shuotherida

Order †Ausktribosphenida

Order †Henosferida

Order Monotremata

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

Order †Polydolopimorphia

Order †Yalkaparidontia

Order Notoryctemorphia

Order Dasyuromorphia

Order Peramelemorphia

Order Microbiotheria

Order Diprotodontia

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

Order Proboscidea

EoceneHolocene

Order †Leptictida

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

Order †Condylarthra

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

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

Order Carnivora

Paleocene–Recent

Suborder Caniformia (dog-like carnivores)
Suborder Feliformia (cat-like carnivores)

to be sorted

Order Xenarthra (Edentata)

Paleocene–Recent

Genus †Protobradys? Ameghino 1902 [''Incertae sedis'']

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
Suborder Ruminantia

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Mikko's Phylogeny Archive http://www.helsinki.fi/~mhaaramo/ Web site: Haaramo . Mikko . 2007 . Mammaliaformes – mammals and near-mammals . 30 December 2015.
  2. Paleofile.com (net, info) Web site: Paleofile.com . 2015-12-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160111195520/http://paleofile.com/ . 2016-01-11 . . Web site: Taxonomic lists- Mammals . 30 December 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160111195520/http://paleofile.com/ . 11 January 2016 .
  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. ResearchGate.