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Amphilemuridae

Osteichthyes - Macroscelidea - Amphilemuridae

Taxonomy
Amphilemuridae was named by Hill (1953) [attributed by Novacek etl al. 1985 to Heller 1935]. It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Creotarsinae by Van Valen (1967).

It was assigned to Erinaceomorpha by Novacek et al. (1985), Smith et al. (2002); to Erinaceomorpha by Hooker (1986), Lopatin (2006), Dunn and Rasmussen (2009), Rose et al. (2012); and to Macroscelidea by Hooker and Russell (2012).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Amphilemuridae Hill
1964Dormaaliidae Quinet
1985Dormaaliidae Novacek et al.
1985Amphilemuridae Novacek et al. p. 9
1986Amphilemuridae Hooker p. 223
2002Amphilemuridae Smith et al. p. 374
2006Amphilemuridae Lopatin
2009Amphilemuridae Dunn and Rasmussen p. 322
2012Amphilemuridae Hooker and Russell
2012Amphilemuridae Rose et al.

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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
—Afroinsectivora
orderMacroscelideaButler 1956
familyAmphilemuridaeHill 1953
familyAmphilemuridaeHill 1953

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.

Fm. †Amphilemuridae Hill 1953
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G. †Alsaticopithecus Hürzeler 1947
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†Alsaticopithecus leemani Hürzeler 1947
†Alsaticopithecus leemanni Hürzeler 1947
G. †Amphilemur Heller 1935
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†Amphilemur eocaenicus Heller 1935
G. †Gesneropithex Hürzeler 1946
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†Gesneropithex fingularis Hooker 1986
†Gesneropithex peyeri Hürzeler 1946
Subfm. †Hylomysoidinae Tong and Wang 2006
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G. †Hylomysoides Tong and Wang 2006
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†Hylomysoides qiensis Tong and Wang 2006
G. †Qilulestes Tong and Wang 2006
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†Qilulestes schieboutae Tong and Wang 2006
G. †Macrocranion Weitzel 1949
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†Macrocranion junnei Smith et al. 2002
†Macrocranion nitens Matthew 1918
†Macrocranion robinsoni Krishtalka and Setoguchi 1977
†Macrocranion tenerum Tobien 1962
†Macrocranion tupaiodon Weitzel 1949
†Macrocranion vandebroeki Quinet 1964
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Invalid names: Dormaalius simonsi Quinet 1964 [synonym]
Invalid names: Aculeodens Weitzel 1949 [synonym], Dormaalius Quinet 1964 [synonym]
G. †Neomatronella Russell et al. 1975
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†Neomatronella gassoni Hooker 2010
†Neomatronella luciannae Russell et al. 1975
G. †Pholidocercus von Koenigswald and Storch 1983
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†Pholidocercus hassiacus von Koenigswald and Storch 1983
G. †Zionodon Dunn and Rasmussen 2009
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†Zionodon satanus Dunn and Rasmussen 2009
†Zionodon walshi Dunn and Rasmussen 2009
Invalid names: Amphilemurinae Hill 1953 [empty], Dormaaliidae Quinet 1964 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: insectivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:05:41
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:05:41
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Geringian or 56.00000 to 24.70000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 51.1 Ma

Collections (81 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian - Early/Lower Eocene59.24 - 48.07France (Marne) Macrocranion nitens (133367)
Lostcabinian56.0 - 51.1USA (Wyoming) Macrocranion nitens (15930 16073) Macrocranion sp. (15917)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Wyoming) Dormaaliidae indet. (15493) Entomolestes nitens (15912 15964) Macrocranion junnei (15759) Macrocranion nitens (15472 15491 15510 15512 15514 15520 15551 15552 15555 15558 15574 15576 15937) Macrocranion sp. (15458)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Colorado) Entomolestes nitens (15450 15480 15485 15660 15725 15845 15865 15887) Macrocranion nitens (15225)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (New Mexico) Macrocranion sp. (15446 15448) Scenopagus nitens (15453)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07China (Shandong) Hylomysoides qiensis, Qilulestes schieboutae (77929)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (Wyoming) Macrocranion junnei (80580 154251 154253 154254)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France (Marne) Macrocranion nitens (35535) Macrocranion nitens, Neomatronella luciannae (35533)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France (Oise) Macrocranion sp. (68174)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Belgium (Brabant) Macrocranion germonpreae, Macrocranion vandebroeki (35531)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Macrocranion sp. (178050)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Belgium (Hainaut) Macrocranion vandebroeki (87947)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Macrocranion sp. (133368) Macrocranion sp., Amphilemuridae indet., Neomatronella gassoni (38868) Neomatronella luciannae (174239)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France (Île-de-France) Neomatronella sp., Macrocranion nitens (68437)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France Macrocranion vandebroeki (182667)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Belgium (West Flanders) Macrocranion nitens (68430)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Switzerland (Canton Solothurn) Gesneropithex peyeri (182808)
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Wyoming) Macrocranion sp. (16203 16499)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Amphilemur eocaenicus (45002)
MP 1148.07 - 41.03Germany (Hessen) Pholidocercus hassiacus (22701)
Early/Lower Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (Utah) Zionodon satanus (93089) Zionodon walshi (16572 93090 93091)
Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) Ankylodon sp. (16514 16515 16516) Macrocranion robinsoni (16517)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Gesneropithex sp. (39014)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Gesneropithex sp. (31736)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Switzerland (Canton de Vaud) Gesneropithex sp. (182607)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Wyoming) Amphilemur sp., Nyctitherium robinsoni, Ankylodon talonidus (16826)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Switzerland (Solothurn) Amphilemur peyeri (31746)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Gesneropithex grisollensis (39643)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Ankylodon sp. (16962 16963 16964)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (North Dakota) Ankylodon sp. (16991)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Ankylodon sp. (16919)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Nebraska) Ankylodon sp. (17014)
Late/Upper Chadronian - Orellan37.0 - 31.8USA (Nebraska) Ankylodon progressus (230806)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Colorado) Ankylodon annectens (17081) Ankylodon progressus (17082)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Wyoming) Ankylodon annectens (17318)
Geringian29.5 - 24.7USA (Nebraska) Ankylodon annectens (17709)