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Louisina

Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Louisinidae

Taxonomy
Louisina was named by Russell (1964). It is not extant. Its type is Louisina mirabilis.

It was assigned to Hyopsodontidae by Carroll (1988); to Louisininae by Sudre and Russell (1982) and Zack et al. (2005); and to Louisinidae by Hooker and Russell (2012).

Species
L. marci, L. mirabilis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Louisina Russell
1982Louisina Sudre and Russell
1988Louisina Carroll
2005Louisina Zack et al.
2012Louisina Hooker and Russell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
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
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Afroinsectiphilia
Afroinsectivora
orderMacroscelideaButler 1956
familyLouisinidae
genusLouisinaRussell 1964

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.

G. †Louisina Russell 1964
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Louisina marci Hooker and Russell 2012
Louisina mirabilis Russell 1964
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, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Thanetian or 59.20000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0France (Champagne-Ardenne) L. marci (137125) L. mirabilis, L. marci (68428 87925 87943)