Conoryctidae

Conoryctidae ("cone diggers") is an extinct family of mammals from extinct order Taeniodonta, that lived in North America and Europe from the early Paleocene to early Eocene.

Conoryctidae Temporal range: Early Paleocene - Early Eocene
skull of Conoryctes comma
lower jaw fragment of Conoryctella dragonensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Clade:	Eutheria
Infraclass:	Placentalia (?)
Order:	†Taeniodonta
Family:	†Conoryctidae Wortman, 1896
Type genus
†Conoryctes Cope, 1881
Subfamilies
†Conoryctinae †Eurodontinae
Synonyms
Conoryctinae (Schlosser, 1911) Conoryctini (Winge, 1917)

Taxonomy and phylogeny

Taxonomy

• Family: †Conoryctidae (Wortman, 1896)
  • Subfamily: †Conoryctinae (Wortman, 1896)
    • Tribe: †Conoryctellini (Schoch, 1982)
      • Genus: †Conoryctella (Gazin, 1939)
        • †Conoryctella dragonensis (Gazin, 1939)
        • †Conoryctella pattersoni (Schoch & Lucas, 1981)
    • Tribe: †Conoryctini (Wortman, 1896)
      • Genus: †Conoryctes (Cope, 1881)
        • †Conoryctes comma (Cope, 1881)
      • Genus: †Huerfanodon (Schoch & Lucas, 1981)
        • †Huerfanodon heilprinianus (Cope, 1882)
        • †Huerfanodon polecatensis (Schoch & Lucas, 1981)
        • †Huerfanodon torrejonius (Schoch & Lucas, 1981)
  • Subfamily: †Eurodontinae (Estavis & Russel, 1992)
    • Genus: †Eurodon (Estavis & Russel, 1992)
      • †Eurodon silveirinhensis (Estavis & Russel, 1992)

Phylogeny

Placentalia

Atlantogenata Boreoeutheria †Palaeoryctida †Ambilestes †Procerberidae †Alveugena  †Taeniodonta  †Schowalteria †Stylinodontoidea †Onychodectidae  †Conoryctidae   †Eurodontinae   †Eurodon  †Eurodon silveirinhensis  †Conoryctinae   †Conoryctellini   †Conoryctella  †Conoryctella dragonensis †Conoryctella pattersoni  †Conoryctini  †Huerfanodon heilprinianus †Huerfanodon torrejonius  †Huerfanodon  †Huerfanodon polecatensis  †Conoryctes  †Conoryctes comma