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Orycteropodinae

Osteichthyes - Tubulidentata - Orycteropodidae

Taxonomy
Orycteropodinae was named by Gray (1821). It is extant.

It was assigned to Orycteropodidae by Patterson (1975), Lehman et al. (2006), Lehmann (2007), Lehmann (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Orycteropodinae Gray p. 694
1975Orycteropodinae Patterson p. 186
2006Orycteropodinae Lehman et al. p. 694
2007Orycteropodinae Lehmann p. 180
2008Orycteropodinae Lehmann p. 69

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
superorderAfrotheria
—Afroinsectiphilia
orderTubulidentataHuxley 1872
familyOrycteropodidae
subfamilyOrycteropodinaeGray 1821
subfamilyOrycteropodinaeGray 1821

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. Orycteropodinae Gray 1821
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G. †Leptorycteropus Patterson 1975
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†Leptorycteropus guilielmi Patterson 1975
G. †Myorycteropus MacInnes 1955
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†Myorycteropus africanus MacInnes 1955
G. Orycteropus Geoffroy 1791 [aardvark]
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†Orycteropus abundulafus Lehmann et al. 2005
Orycteropus afer Pallas 1766 [aardvark]
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Invalid names: Myrmecophaga capensis Gmelin 1788 [synonym], Orycteropus haussanus Matschie 1900 [synonym], Orycteropus senegalensis Schinz 1845 [synonym], Orycteropus wertheri Matschie 1900 [synonym]
†Orycteropus browni Colbert 1933
†Orycteropus chemeldoi Pickford 1975
†Orycteropus crassidens MacInnes 1955
†Orycteropus depereti Helbing 1933
†Orycteropus djourabensis Lehmann et al. 2004
†Orycteropus erikssoni Lonnberg 1906
†Orycteropus gaudryi Forsyth Major 1888
†Orycteropus leptodon Hirst 1906
†Orycteropus mauritanicus Arambourg 1954
†Orycteropus minutus Pickford 1975
†Orycteropus pilgrimi Colbert 1933
†Orycteropus pottieri Ozansoy 1965
†Orycteropus sensi Tekkaya 1993
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: 2005-08-22 20:20:07
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chattian to the top of the Holocene or 27.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma

Collections (104 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Kenya Orycteropus sp. (27855)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Kenya Myorycteropus africanus (96089) Orycteropus sp. (21721)
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58South Africa Orycteropus sp. (22224 22232)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Kenya Myorycteropus africanus (21725) Orycteropus minutus (21726)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Kenya Orycteropus chemeldoi (21719) Orycteropus sp. (22071)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Kenya (Nyanza) Orycteropus sp. (21339)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Türkiye (Bursa) Orycteropus sp. (68547)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Kenya Orycteropus sp. (22303)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Namibia Orycteropus minutus (21855 96072)
MN 613.82 - 12.75Russian Federation (Stavropol) Orycteropus sp. (56738)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Moldova Orycteropus gaudryi (60271)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Kenya (Central Nyanza) Myorycteropus sp., Orycteropus sp. (21340)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Kenya Orycteropus chemeldoi (22287)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Pakistan (Sind) Orycteropus sp. (71455)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Türkiye Orycteropus sp. (56563)
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725Greece (Central Macedonia) Orycteropus pottieri (202119)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Ukraine Orycteropus gaudryi (75800)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Greece (Euboea) Orycteropus sp. (195432)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Moldova (Tighina Departement) Orycteropus gaudryi (36143)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Uganda Orycteropus chemeldoi (22445)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Greece (Aegean) Orycteropus gaudryi (202120)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Algeria (Oran) Orycteropus mauritanicus (136913)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Algeria Orycteropus mauritanicus (34643)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Türkiye (Usak) Orycteropus gaudryi (34462)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Türkiye (Denizli) Orycteropus sp. (197642)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Pakistan (Punjab) Orycteropus browni, Orycteropus pilgrimi (13473)
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333Kenya Orycteropus sp., Leptorycteropus guilielmi (22241)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6Chad Orycteropus sp. (24181)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.63 - 3.6Ethiopia Orycteropus sp. (22139)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.63 - 3.6Kenya Leptorycteropus guilielmi (22236)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Greece (Euboea) Orycteropus sp. (214079)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Türkiye Orycteropus gaudryi (151910)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Greece (Samos) Orycteropus gaudryi (43007 202215)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Greece Orycteropus gaudryi (95689 95690 95691)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Ravenna) Orycteropus gaudryi (144566)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Kenya Orycteropus sp. (22274 22275)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Chad Orycteropus gaudryi (59839)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Kenya Orycteropus sp. (22242)
Messinian - Piacenzian7.246 - 2.58Kenya Leptorycteropus guilielmi (22237)
Messinian - Piacenzian7.246 - 2.58South Africa (Cape) Orycteropus sp. (59167)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ethiopia Orycteropus djourabensis (96050)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Chad Orycteropus djourabensis (96047)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Tanzania (Eastern Drift Valley) Orycteropus sp. (32050)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58South Africa Orycteropus afer (22356)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.58Tanzania Orycteropus sp. (21830)
Zanclean - Calabrian5.333 - 0.774Kenya Orycteropus djourabensis (21369)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58South Africa (Langebaanweg) Orycteropus sp. (21713)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Kenya Orycteropus sp. (21436)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Tanzania Orycteropus sp. (21795 21799 21807 21810 21811 21812)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.8Ethiopia (Afar) Orycteropus sp. (224657)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774South Africa (Gauteng) Orycteropus afer (183152)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774South Africa Orycteropus afer (21824)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774Kenya Orycteropus sp. (74511)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774Ethiopia (Ethiopian Rift) Orycteropus sp. (22492)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Kenya Orycteropus afer (21963) Orycteropus crassidens (96048 96049)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117South Africa Orycteropus afer (21695 21828 21929 21956 227077 239581 239582 239583) Orycteropus after (115191) Orycteropus sp. (21825 21920)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Orycteropus afer (22074)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Zambia Orycteropus afer (21924) Orycteropus sp. (21854)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0South Africa Orycteropus afer (21957)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Kenya Orycteropus afer (21276 21277) Orycteropus sp. (22272 22276)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Kenya (Athi-Kapiti) Orycteropus afer (32119)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Congo-Kinshasa Orycteropus afer (22066)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117South Africa Orycteropus sp. (90070)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0South Africa Orycteropus afer (21922)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Sudan Orycteropus afer (21902 21958)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tanzania Orycteropus afer (21690)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Orycteropus afer (22073)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa Orycteropus afer (21866 21921)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (N. Transraal) Orycteropus afer (21693)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Zambia Orycteropus sp. (21895)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (Orange Free) Orycteropus afer (21912 21943)