Holotheria
Holotheres[1] Temporal range: Late Triassic - Holocene,
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Clade: | Theriiformes |
Clade: | Holotheria Wible et al., 1995 |
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Holotheria is an obsolete and diverse group of mammals that are descendants of the last common ancestor of Kuehneotherium (now known to be a non-mammalian cynodont) and Theria (the group that includes marsupials and placental mammals).[2]
Classification[]
According to McKenna/Bell (1997):[1]
- Class Mammalia
- Subclass Theriiformes
- Infraclass Holotheria
- Genus †Chronoperates?
- Superlegion †Kuehneotheria
- Genus †Woutersia
- Family †Kuehneotheriidae
- Superlegion Trechnotheria
- Legion †Symmetrodonta*
- Genus †?
- Genus †Thereuodon?
- Genus †?
- Genus †Eurylambda?
- Genus †?
- Genus †Shuotherium?
- Order †
- Family †Amphidontidae
- Order †Spalacotherioidea
- Genus †?
- Genus †Maotherium
- Genus †Zhangheotherium
- Family †Tinodontidae
- Family †?
- Genus †?
- Genus †?
- Family †Spalacotheriidae
- Genus ��
- Genus †
- Genus †Spalacotherium
- Subfamily †Spalacolestinae
- Genus †Symmetrolestes
- Genus †Akidolestes
- Genus †
- Genus †
- Genus †
- Genus †
- Genus †
- Legion Cladotheria
- Genus †?
- Family †Ausktribosphenidae?
- Sublegion †Dryolestoidea
- Order †Dryolestida
- Order †Amphitheriida
- Sublegion Zatheria
- Infralegion †Peramura
- Infralegion Tribosphenida
- Genus †Ambondro?
- Genus †?
- Genus †Montanalestes?
- Genus †?
- Supercohort †Aegialodontia
- Family †Aegialodontidae
- Genus †Aegialodon
- Genus †
- Family †Aegialodontidae
- Supercohort Theria
- Order †Deltatheroida
- Order †Asiadelphia
- Cohort Marsupialia
- Magnorder Australidelphia
- Superorder Microbiotheria
- Superorder Eometatheria
- Order †Yalkaparidontia
- Order Notoryctemorphia
- Grandorder Dasyuromorphia
- Grandorder
- Order Peramelia
- Order Diprotodontia
- Magnorder Ameridelphia
- Cohort Placentalia
- Order †Bibymalagasia
- Magnorder Xenarthra
- Magnorder Epitheria
- Legion †Symmetrodonta*
- Infraclass Holotheria
- Subclass Theriiformes
According to Wang, Clemens, Hu & Li, 1998[3]
- Class Mammalia
- Subclass Theriiformes
- Infraclass Holotheria
- Genus †Chronoperates?
- Superlegion †Kuehneotheria
- Superlegion Trechnotheria
- Family †Amphidontidae
- Superfamily †
- Legion Symmetrodonta
- Genus †Asfaltomylos?
- Genus †?
- Family †Ausktribosphenidae?
- Genus †?
- Genus †Thereuodon?
- Genus †Eurylambda?
- Genus †Shuotherium
- Legion Cladotheria
- Genus †?
- Sublegion †Dryolestoidea
- Order †Dryolestida
- Order †Amphitheriida
- Genus †Amphitherium
- Sublegion Zatheria
- Genus †?
- Genus †?
- Genus †Nanolestes?
- Genus †Vincelestes?
- Infralegion †Peramura
- Infralegion Tribosphenida
- Infraclass Holotheria
- Subclass Theriiformes
References[]
- ^ a b c Mckenna. "Holotheria". Mikko's Phylogenetical Archive. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ Wible, J. R., Rougier, G. W., Novacek, M. J. & McKenna, M. C. (2001). "Earliest eutherian ear region: A petrosal referred to Prokennalestes from the Early Cretaceous of Mongolia." American Museum Novitates, 3322.
- ^ Wang; Clemens; Hu & Li. "Holotheria". Mikko's Phylogenetical Archive. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
Categories:
- Jurassic mammals
- Mammal unranked clades
- Taxa named by John R. Wible
- Prehistoric mammal stubs