List of prehistoric mammals

This is an incomplete list of prehistoric mammals. It does not include extant mammals or recently extinct mammals. For extinct primate species, see: list of fossil primates.[1][2]

Mammaliaformes edit

 
Adelobasileus

Order †Dinnetheria edit

Order †Siconodontiformes edit

Order †Morganucodonta edit

 
Megazostrodon

Order †Docodonta edit

Middle to Late Jurassic

Order †Kuehneotheria edit

Order †Eutriconodonta edit

 
Jeholodens
 
Gobiconodon

Early JurassicLate Cretaceous

Symmetrodonta incertae sedis edit

Basal Cladotheria edit

Basal Zatheria edit

Subclass Yinotheria edit

Order †Shuotherida edit

Order †Ausktribosphenida edit

Order †Henosferida edit

Order Monotremata edit

 
Steropodon

Middle CretaceousRecent

Subclass Allotheria edit

Order †Haramiyida edit

Order †Multituberculata edit

Late JurassicEocene

Subclass Theria edit

Basal Theria edit

Infraclass †Pantotheria edit

Order †Spalacotheriida edit

Order †Meridiolestida edit

Order †Dryolestida edit

Order †Amphitheriida edit

Order †Peramurida edit

Order †Aegialodontia edit

Order †Pappotherida edit

Infraclass Metatheria edit

Late Cretaceous–Recent

Metatheria incertae sedis edit

Basal Metatheria edit

Ameridelphia incertae sedis edit

Order †Protodelphia edit

Order †Deltatheroida edit

Order †Asiadelphia edit

Order †Alphadontia edit

Order †Simpsonitheria edit

Order †Peradectia edit

Order †Sparassodonta edit

Order Didelphimorphia edit

Order Paucituberculata edit

 
Ekaltadeta
 
Necrolestes
 
Palorchestes

Order †Polydolopimorphia edit

Order †Yalkaparidontia edit

Order Notoryctemorphia edit

Order Dasyuromorphia edit

Order Peramelemorphia edit

Order Microbiotheria edit

Order Diprotodontia edit

 
Diprotodon

Infraclass Eutheria edit

Basal Eutheria edit

Eutheria incertae sedis edit

Basal Ungulatomorpha edit

Order †Asioryctitheria edit

Order †Didelphodonta edit

Order †Ptolemaiida edit

Order †Bibymalagasia edit

Order Tubulidentata edit

Order Macroscelidea edit

Order Afrosoricida edit

Order Hyracoidea edit

Oligocene–Recent

Order Sirenia edit

Eocene–Recent

Order †Embrithopoda edit

Eocene-Oligocene

Order †Desmostylia edit

 
Paleoparadoxia
 
Desmostylus

Order Proboscidea edit

 
Woolly mammoth
 
Moeritherium

EoceneHolocene

Order †Leptictida edit

 
Leptictidium

Order †Cimolesta edit

Order Eulipotyphla edit

Late Cretaceous–Recent

Order Dermoptera edit

Paleocene–Recent

Order Chiroptera edit

Eocene–Recent

Order Scandentia edit

Order †Plesiadapiformes edit

Order Primates edit

List of fossil primates

Order †Anagalida edit

Order Lagomorpha edit

Eocene–Recent

Order Rodentia edit

Paleocene–Recent

 
Giant beaver

Order †Condylarthra edit

 
Arctocyon

Note: The "condylarths" are considered paraphyletic, i.e. a grouping of early ungulate-like mammals not necessarily closely related.
PaleoceneEocene

Order †Mesonychia edit

Order †Litopterna edit

PaleocenePleistocene

Order †Notoungulata edit

 
Toxodon

PaleocenePleistocene

Suborder Notioprogonia edit
Suborder Toxodontia edit
Suborder Typotheria edit
Suborder Hegetotheria edit

Order †Astrapotheria edit

EoceneMiocene

Order †Xenungulata edit

Paleogene

Order †Pyrotheria edit

EoceneOligocene

Order †Dinocerata edit

EoceneEocene

Order †Arctostylopida edit

Order †Creodonta edit

Paleocene–Late Miocene

 
Hyaenodon

Order Carnivora edit

Paleocene–Recent

  • Genus †Ravenictis Fox & Youzwyshyn 1994 [? Carnivoramorpha]
Suborder Caniformia (dog-like carnivores) edit
 
Ekorus
 
Acrophoca
 
Dire wolf
 
Amphicyon
Suborder Feliformia (cat-like carnivores) edit
 
Smilodon populator
 
American lion
 
Ictitherium

to be sorted

Order Xenarthra (Edentata) edit

Paleocene–Recent

Genus †Protobradys? Ameghino 1902 [Incertae sedis]

 
Glyptodon
 
Eremotherium

Order Pholidota edit

Eocene–Recent

Infraorder Cetacea edit

Eocene–Recent

Parvorder Archaeoceti

Suborder Mysticeti edit

to be sorted

Suborder Odontoceti edit

Order Perissodactyla edit

Eocene–Recent

Suborder Hippomorpha edit
Suborder Ceratomorpha edit

Order Artiodactyla edit

Eocene–Recent

Suborder Suina edit
Suborder Tylopoda edit
 
Oxydactylus
Suborder Ruminantia edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Mikko's Phylogeny Archive [1] Haaramo, Mikko (2007). "Mammaliaformes – mammals and near-mammals". Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  2. ^ Paleofile.com (net, info) "Paleofile.com". Archived from the original on 2016-01-11. Retrieved 2015-12-30.. "Taxonomic lists- Mammals". Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  3. ^ Bukhsianidze, Maia; Vekua, Abesalom (2006-11-15). "Capra dalii nov. sp. (Caprinae, Bovidae, Mammalia) at the limit of Plio-Pleistocene from Dmanisi (Georgia)". Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg: 159–171 – via ResearchGate.