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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

Adelobasileus

Order †Dinnetheria

Megazostrodon

Order †Docodonta

Middle to Late Jurassic

Order †Kuehneotheria

Jeholodens
Gobiconodon

Early JurassicLate Cretaceous

Symmetrodonta incertae sedis

Basal Zatheria

Subclass Yinotheria

Order †Shuotherida

Order †Henosferida

Steropodon

Middle CretaceousRecent

Subclass Allotheria

Order †Haramiyida

Late JurassicEocene

Subclass Theria

Basal Theria

Infraclass †Pantotheria

Order †Dryolestida

Order †Amphitheriida

Order †Peramurida

Order †Aegialodontia

Order †Pappotherida

Infraclass Metatheria

Late Cretaceous–Recent

Metatheria incertae sedis

Basal Metatheria

Ameridelphia incertae sedis

Order †Protodelphia

Order †Deltatheroida

Order †Asiadelphia

Order †Alphadontia

Order †Peradectia

Order †Sparassodonta

Ekaltadeta
Necrolestes
Palorchestes
Diprotodon

Infraclass Eutheria

Basal Eutheria

Eutheria incertae sedis

Order †Didelphodonta

Order †Ptolemaiida

Order †Bibymalagasia

Oligocene–Recent

Order Sirenia

Eocene–Recent

Order †Embrithopoda

Eocene-Oligocene

Order †Desmostylia

Paleoparadoxia
Desmostylus
Woolly mammoth
Moeritherium

EoceneHolocene

Order †Leptictida

Leptictidium

Order †Cimolesta

Late Cretaceous–Recent

Paleocene–Recent

Eocene–Recent

Order Primates

List of fossil primates

Order †Anagalida

Eocene–Recent

Order Rodentia

Paleocene–Recent

Giant beaver

Order †Condylarthra

Arctocyon

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

Order †Mesonychia

Order †Litopterna

PaleocenePleistocene

Order †Notoungulata

Toxodon

PaleocenePleistocene

Suborder Notioprogonia
Suborder Toxodontia
Suborder Typotheria
Suborder Hegetotheria

Order †Astrapotheria

EoceneMiocene

Order †Xenungulata

Paleogene

Order †Pyrotheria

EoceneOligocene

Order †Dinocerata

EoceneEocene

Order †Creodonta

Paleocene–Late Miocene

Hyaenodon

Order Carnivora

Paleocene–Recent

  • Genus †Ravenictis Fox & Youzwyshyn 1994 [? Carnivoramorpha]
Suborder Caniformia (dog-like carnivores)
Ekorus
Acrophoca
Dire wolf
Amphicyon

(Red panda family)

Suborder Feliformia (cat-like carnivores)
Smilodon populator
American lion
Ictitherium

to be sorted

Order Xenarthra (Edentata)

Paleocene–Recent

Genus †Protobradys? Ameghino 1902 [Incertae sedis]

Glyptodon
Eremotherium

Order Pholidota

Eocene–Recent

Infraorder Cetacea

Eocene–Recent

Parvorder Archaeoceti

Suborder Mysticeti

to be sorted

Suborder Odontoceti

Order Perissodactyla

Eocene–Recent

Suborder Hippomorpha
Suborder Ceratomorpha

Order Artiodactyla

Eocene–Recent

Suborder Suina
Suborder Tylopoda
Oxydactylus
Suborder Ruminantia

See also

References

  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.